The Generals of WWII
Generals from USA
Johnson, Leon William
General
* 13th of September 1904
† 10th of November 1997
(USAAF/USAF)
Promotions
| 1942-01-05 | Lieutenant-Colonel (Army of the United States)(Air Corps) |
| 1942-02-01 | Lieutenant-Colonel (Army of the United States) |
| 1942-03-01 | Colonel (Army of the United States)(Air Corps) |
| 1942-08-01 | Colonel (Army of the United States) |
| 1943-06-12 | Major |
| 1943-11-06 | Brigadier-General (Army of the United States) |
| 1947-10-27 | Major-General (Air Force of the United States) |
| 1948-04-02 | Colonel (United States Air Force) |
Service
| 1942-01-XX | – | 1943-01-05 | Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations, 8th Air Force [United Kingdom] |
| 1943-01-08 | – | 1943-09-02 | Commanding Officer 44th Bombardment Group[United Kingdom] |
| 1943-09-03 | – | 1945-05-10 | Commanding Officer 14th Combat Bombardment Wing [United Kingdom] |
| 1945-06-28 | – | 1946-05-15 | Chief of the Personnel Service Division, Office of the Assistant Chief of the Air Staff for Personnel, Headquarters US Army Air Forces |
| 1946-05-16 | – | 1947-04-28 | Deputy Assistant Chief of the Air Staff for Personnel, Headquarters US Army Air Forces |
| 1947-05-01 | – | 1948-08-02 | Commanding General 15th Air Force |
| 1948-08-20 | – | 1951-04-30 | Commanding General 3rd Air Division [United Kingdom] |
| 1951-05-01 | – | 1952-02-17 | Commanding General 3rd Air Force [United Kingdom] |
| 1951-05-01 | – | 1952-02-17 | Chief of the Military Assistance Advisory Group to United Kingdom |
| 1952-02-18 | – | 1955-12-14 | Commanding General Continental Air Command |
| 1953-07-XX | – | 1955-12-XX | Air Force Representative to the United Nations Military Staff Committee |
| 1955-12-XX | – | 1958-05-XX | US Representative to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Military Committee & Standing Group |
| 1958-05-01 | – | 1961-07-31 | Deputy Commander for Air to the Supreme Allied Commander Europe |
| 1961-07-31 | Retired | ||
| 1961-09-XX | Recalled | ||
| 1961-09-XX | – | 1965-03-18 | Director of Staff for the Net Evaluation Subcommittee (NESC) of the National Security Council |
| 1965-04-30 | Retired |
Picture source: Courtesy of Shawn M. Bohannon