The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Major-General Russell Lamonte Maxwell

Maxwell, Russell Lamonte

Major-General

* 28th of December 1890

† 24th of November 1968

(Regular Army)

Promotions

1935-08-01 Lieutenant-Colonel
1940-11-01 Colonel (Army of the United States)
1941-01-29 Brigadier-General (Army of the United States)
1942-01-01 Colonel
1942-03-09 Major-General (Army of the United States)
1946-09-29 Termination of rank Major-General (Army of the United States)
1948-06-29 Major-General (Retired)

Service

1935-06-24 1938-12-17 Ordnance Officer, General Headquarters of the Air Force
1938-12-18 1939-07-08 Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary of War
1939-07-09 1940-07-01 Chief of Planning & Equipment Branch, Supply Division, War Department General Staff
1940-07-01 1941-09-15 Administrator of Export Control
1941-10-XX 1942-06-XX Chief of US Military Mission to North Africa
1942-06-16 1942-11-04 Commanding General US Army Forces in the Middle East
1942-12-XX 1943-02-XX Commanding General Services of Supply, US Army Forces in the Middle East
1943-05-XX 1943-09-XX Commanding General Army Service Forces Unit Training Center, Camp Ellis, Illinois
1943-09-30 1946-03-14 Assistant Chief of Staff for Supply G-4, War Department General Staff
1946-03-XX 1946-09-XX Air Ordnance Officer
1946-09-30 Retired
Picture source: From: "Assembly, October 1969" by United States Military Academy. Association of Graduates.