The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Major-General Hugh Johnston Knerr

Knerr

Hugh Johnston, Major-General

(1887 – 1971) (USAAF/USAF)

1927
- 1930
Commanding Officer 2nd Bombardment Group
1930
- 1931
Attending the Army War College
1931
- 1935
Chief of the Field Service Section, Air Corps Material Division
1934
Executive Officer, Alaska Flight
1935
- 1938
Chief of Staff, General Headquarters Air Force
1938
- 1939
Air Officer, 8th Corps Area
1939
Retired
1942
Recalled to active duty
1942
- 1943
Deputy Commanding General Air Service Command
1943
Deputy Commanding General 8th Air Force Service Command [United Kingdom]
1943
- 1945
Commanding General 8th Air Force Service Command [United Kingdom]
1944
- 1945
Deputy Commanding General for Administration US Strategic Air Forces in Europe
1945
Commanding General Air Technical Service Command
1946
Special Assistant to the Commanding General US Army Air Forces, Washington
1946
- 1948
Secretary General of the US Army Air Forces Air Board
1948
- 1949
Inspector-General, Headquarters US Air Force
1949
Special Assistant to the Chief of Staff, Headquarters US Air Force
1949
Retired
Picture source: Courtesy of Shawn M. Bohannon