The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Brigadier-General Ivan Lonsdale Farman

Farman, Ivan Lonsdale

Brigadier-General

* 2nd of January 1902

† 26th of June 1990

(USAAF/USAF)

Promotions

1942-01-05 Lieutenant-Colonel (Temporary)
1942-06-03 Major (Army of the United States)
1942-07-18 Colonel (Army of the United States)(Air Corps)
1943-07-21 Lieutenant-Colonel (Army of the United States)
1944-07-14 Colonel (Army of the United States)
1945-04-02 Brigadier-General (Army of the United States)

Service

1940-XX-XX 1941-XX-XX Commanding Officer 1st Weather Squadron
1941-XX-XX Regional Control Officer 1st Weather Region
1941-10-XX 1942-06-XX Regional Control Officer, Newfoundland Base Command
1942-06-XX 1942-11-XX Commanding Officer 8th Army Airways Communications SystemtSquadron
1943-05-01 Assistant Chief of Staff for Plans & Operations (A-3), Army Airways Communications System
1943-XX-XX Chief of Intelligence Security, Army Airways Communications System
Commanding Officer 1st Army Airways Communications System Wing
1945-XX-XX Commanding General Army Airways Communications System
1946-04-XX 1948-XX-XX Commanding General Western Pacific Wing, Pacific Division, Air Transport Command
1948-06-XX 1948-08-XX Commanding General 540th Air Transport Wing, Military Air Transport Service [Japan]
1948-08-XX 1949-04-XX Commanding General 1503rd Air Transport Wing, Military Air Transport Service [Pacific]
1949-04-XX 1952-11-XX Deputy Director of Communications, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Headquarters US Air Force
1952-11-XX 1955-12-XX Assistant Chief of Staff for Communications, Allied Air Forces Central Europe
1955-12-XX Assistant Deputy Commanding General for Weapons Systems, Air Reasearch & Development Command
1957-06-XX Retired
Picture source: Courtesy of Shawn M. Bohannon