The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Major-General Albert Francis Hegenberger

Hegenberger, Albert Francis

Major-General

* 30th of September 1895

† 31st of August 1983

(USAAF/USAF)

Promotions

1940-12-30 Lieutenant-Colonel (Temporary)
1941-04-25 Lieutenant-Colonel (Army of the United States)
1941-12-18 Lieutenant-Colonel
1942-01-05 Colonel (Temporary)
1942-06-08 Colonel (Army of the United States)
1943-09-18 Brigadier-General (Army of the United States)
1945-09-07 Major-General (Army of the United States)

Service

1940-11-XX 1941-04-XX Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations, Hawaiian Air Force
1941-04-01 1942-03-XX Commanding Officer 11th Bombardment Group [Hawaii]
Commanding Officer of the 18th Bombardment Wing [Hawaii]
1942-07-XX Chief of Staff, 7th Bomber Command [Hawaii]
1942-06-20 1942-06-25 Acting Commanding Officer 7th Bomber Command [Hawaii]
1942-07-XX 1942-09-XX Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations & Training (A-3), 2nd Air Force
1942-09-04 1942-10-XX Commanding Officer 2nd Bomber Command
1942-12-22 1944-01-XX Commanding Officer 21st Bombardment Wing
1944-01-XX 1945-01-XX Chief of Staff, 2nd Air Force
1945-02-17 1945-08-XX Chief of Staff, 14th Air Force [China]
1945-08-01 1945-12-XX Commanding General 10th Air Force [China]
1946-01-XX 1946-06-XX Attached to US Army Air Forces Selection Committee, Headquarters U.S. Army Air Forces
1946-07-XX 1946-09-XX Attached to Pacific Air Command US Army
1946-09-XX 1947-12-XX Commanding General 1st Air Division [Okinawa]
1947-12-XX 1948-07-XX Chief of Air Force Special Weapons Group, Headquarters US Air Force
1948-07-XX 1949-08-XX Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations (Atomic Energy), Headquarters US Air Force
1949-08-31 Retired
Picture source: Courtesy of Shawn M. Bohannon