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Portrait of Major-General Einar Bernard Gjelsteen

Gjelsteen, Einar Bernard

Major-General

* 18th of October 1900

† 10th of February 1985

(Regular Army)

Promotions

1941-12-24 Lieutenant-Colonel (Army of the United States)
1942-07-20 Colonel (Army of the United States)
1945-01-13 Brigadier-General (Army of the United States)
1946-03-06 Termination of rank Brigadier-General (Army of the United States)
1946-06-12 Lieutenant-Colonel
1948-03-11 Colonel

Service

1940-07-01 1942-06-30 Instructor at the Field Artillery School
1942-07-01 1942-12-11 Assistant Director of Gunnery Department, Field Artillery School
1942-12-12 1943-06-30 Director of Gunnery Department, Field Artillery School
1943-07-01 1943-11-30 Commanding Officer 193rd Field Artillery Group
1943-12-01 1944-09-20 Assistant Commandant of the Field Artillery School
1944-10-05 1945-04-30 Commanding Officer Artillery, 86th Infantry Division [Northwestern Europe - Phillipines]
1945-12-01 1946-01-26 Commanding General, 86th Infantry Division [Philippines]
1946-05-01 1946-06-15 Chief of Staff, 86th Infantry Division
1946-08-21 1948-05-31 Instructor at Command & General Staff School
1948-06-01 1950-05-29 Director of Department Analysis & Research, Command & General Staff School
1955-11-25 1957-06-15 Chief of Army Audit Agency, Department of the Army
1957-XX-XX Retired
Picture source: http://morrisswett.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15766coll5/id/64