The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Brigadier-General George Arthur Lincoln

Lincoln, George Arthur

Brigadier-General

* 20th of July 1907

† 24th of May 1975

(Regular Army)

Promotions

1942-02-27 Lieutenant-Colonel (Army of the United States)
1942-09-01 Colonel (Army of the United States)
1945-01-01 Brigadier-General (Army of the United States)
1946-06-13 Major
1947-08-31 Termination of rank Brigadier-General (Army of the United States)
1948-06-10 Colonel

Service

1941-06-XX 1942-05-XX Executive Officer, 36th Engineers Combat Regiment
1941-12-XX 1942-05-XX Director of Army Orientation Course, War Department
1942-05-XX 1943-05-XX Deputy G-4 Plan, Services of Supply, European Theater of Operations
1942-05-XX 1943-05-XX Chief of US Element, Joint Planning School
1943-05-XX 1944-10-XX Chief of Strategy Section, Strategy & Policy Group, Operations Division, War Department General Staff
1943-10-23 1944-11-29 Deputy Chief of Strategy & Policy Group for Ground, Operations Division, War Department General Staff
1944-11-30 1947-08-XX Chief of Strategy & Policy Group, Operations Division, War Department General Staff
1946-04-XX 1946-07-XX Military Adviser to Secretary of State
1947-09-01 Professor of Social Science, US Military Academy
1948-09-XX 1949-05-XX Deputy Under-Secretary of the Army
1949-XX-XX 1952-XX-XX Special Assistant to Secretary of Defense
1969-XX-XX Retired
Picture source: Courtesy of Paul Godley