The Generals of WWII
Generals from USA
Kepner
William Ellsworth, Lieutenant-General
(1893 – 1982) (USAAF/USAF)
1938
- 1940
Commanding Officer 8th Pursuit Group
1940
Executive Officer, 2nd Wing
1940
- 1941
Executive Officer, Air Defense Command
1941
Chief of Staff, 1st Air Force
1941
- 1942
Commanding Officer 1st Air Support Command
1942
Commanding General 4th Interceptor Command
1942
- 1943
Commanding General 4th Fighter Command
1943
Commanding General 4th Air Force
1943
Deputy Commanding General 8th Air Force [United Kingdom]
1943
- 1944
Commanding General 8th Fighter Command [United Kingdom]
1944
Commanding General 2nd Bombardment Division [United Kingdom]
1945
Commanding General 2nd Air Division [United Kingdom]
1945
Commanding General 8th Air Force [United Kingdom]
1945
Commanding General 9th Air Force [Germany]
1945
- 1946
Commanding General 12th Tactical Air Command [Germany]
1946
Deputy Comamnding General for Aviation, Joint Task Force 1 [Bikini Atoll]
1946
- 1947
Commanding General Technical Division, Air Training Command
1947
- 1948
Chief of Special Weapons, Atomic Energy, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Material, Headquarters US Air Force
1947
- 1948
Deputy Commanding General Air Force, Joint Task Force 7
1948
Assistant Deputy Chief for Atomic Energy, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Headquarters US Air Force
1948
- 1950
Commanding General Air Proving Ground Command
1950
- 1953
Commander in Chief Alaskan Command
1953
Retired
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