The Generals of WWII
Generals from USA
McConnell, John Paul
General
* 7th of February 1908
† 21st of November 1986
(USAAF/USAF)
Promotions
| 1942-01-23 | Lieutenant-Colonel (Temporary) |
| 1942-02-01 | Major (Army of the United States) |
| 1942-06-10 | Captain |
| 1942-11-23 | Lieutenant-Colonel (Army of the United States) |
| 1942-12-22 | Colonel (Army of the United States)(Air Corps) |
| 1943-12-13 | Colonel (Army of the United States) |
| 1944-08-15 | Brigadier-General (Army of the United States) |
Service
| 1942-01-20 | – | 1942-03-XX | Assistant Executive Officer, Office of the Chief of the Air Corps |
| 1942-03-16 | – | 1943-04-30 | Deputy Chief of Staff, US Army Air Forces Technical Training Command |
| 1943-05-01 | – | 1943-08-XX | Chief of Staff, US Army Air Forces Technical Training Command |
| 1943-09-01 | – | 1943-11-08 | Deputy Chief of Staff, US Army Air Forces Air Training Command |
| 1943-11-26 | – | 1944-01-28 | Chief of Staff, China-Burma-India Air Force Training Command (Provisional) [India] |
| 1944-01-31 | – | 1944-02-29 | Deputy Chief of Staff, 3rd Tactical Air Force [India] |
| 1944-03-01 | – | 1944-08-31 | Deputy Commanding General 3rd Tactical Air Force [India] |
| 1944-03-01 | – | 1944-08-31 | Senior Air Staff Officer, 3rd Tactical Air Force [India] |
| 1944-09-01 | – | 1945-06-01 | Senior Air Staff Officer, Southeast Asia Air Command |
| 1945-06-02 | – | 1945-07-08 | Acting Deputy Chief of the Staff for Operations, Plans & Intelligence, Eastern Air Command [China] |
| 1945-07-09 | – | 1946-03-31 | Chief of Staff, Headquarters China Theater |
| 1946-04-01 | – | 1947-06-29 | Commanding General Air Division Advisory Mission to China |
| 1946-04-22 | – | 1946-06-17 | Attached to Headquarters US Army Air Forces |
| 1947-07-18 | – | 1947-09-XX | Chief of the Reserve & National Guard Division, Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations & Training, Headquarters US Army Air Forces |
| 1947-09-XX | – | 1948-05-04 | Chief of the Reserve & National Guard Division, Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations & Training, Headquarters US Air Force |
| 1948-05-05 | – | 1948-11-30 | Chief of the Civil Components Group, Headquarters US Air Force |
| 1948-12-01 | – | 1950-04-30 | Deputy Special Assistant to the Chief of Staff of the US Air Force for Reserve Forces, Headquarters US Air Force |
| 1950-07-21 | – | 1951-04-30 | Chief of Staff, 3rd Air Division [United Kingdom] |
| 1950-07-28 | – | 1951-04-30 | Deputy Commanding General 3rd Air Division [United Kingdom] |
| 1951-05-01 | – | 1951-05-27 | Deputy Commanding General 3rd Air Force [United Kingdom] |
| 1951-05-01 | – | 1951-05-15 | Chief of Staff, 3rd Air Force [United Kingdom] |
| 1951-05-28 | – | 1953-03-XX | Commanding General 7th Air Division [United Kingdom] |
| 1952-02-XX | – | 1952-05-XX | Commanding General 3rd Air Force [United Kingdom] |
| 1953-04-09 | – | 1957-10-31 | Director of Plans, Headquarters Strategic Air Command |
| 1957-11-01 | – | 1961-07-01 | Commanding General 2nd Air Force |
| 1961-07-01 | – | 1962-09-30 | Vice Commander in Chief Strategic Air Command |
| 1962-09-30 | – | 1964-08-01 | Deputy Commander in Chief US European Command |
| 1964-08-01 | – | 1965-01-31 | Vice Chief of Staff, Headquarters US Air Force |
| 1965-02-01 | – | 1969-07-31 | Chief of Staff, Headquarters US Air Force |
| 1969-07-31 | Retired |
Picture source: Courtesy of Shawn M. Bohannon