The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Major-General Harris Marcy Melasky

Melasky, Harris Marcy

Major-General

* 11th of April 1893

† 24th of October 1972

(Regular Army)

Promotions

1940-07-01 Lieutenant-Colonel
1941-12-11 Colonel (Army of the United States)
1942-07-27 Brigadier-General (Army of the United States)
1943-02-06 Major-General (Army of the United States)
1946-09-30 Major-General (Retired)

Service

1939-06-17 1941-06-30 Chief of Testing Section, Infantry Board
1941-07-01 Commanding Officer 550th Airborne Infantry Battalion [Panama
1942-06-21 Assistant Chief of Staff (G-3), Carribbean Defense Command
1942-07-16 1942-12-31 Assistant Commanding General 86th Infantry Division
1943-01-04 1945-12-XX Commanding General 86th Infantry Division [Northwestern Europe]
1946-09-30 Retired
Picture source: “Brigadeer General Harris M. Melasky,” UTA Libraries, accessed August 21, 2017, http://library.uta.edu/digitalgallery/items/show/86324.