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Portrait of Major-General Vernon Edwin Prichard

Prichard, Vernon Edwin

Major-General

* 25th of January 1892

† 10th of July 1949

(Regular Army)

Promotions

1936-12-24 Lieutenant-Colonel
1941-04-26 Colonel (Army of the United States)
1942-02-16 Brigadier-General (Army of the United States)
1942-09-09 Major-General (Army of the United States)
1944-05-01 Colonel
1946-03-31 Termination of rank Major-General (Army of the United States)
1946-06-30 Termination of rank Brigadier-General (Army of the United States)
1948-04-05 Brigadier-General

Service

1936-04-22 1937-07-30 Assistant to assistant Chief of Staff (G-3), Hawaiian Department
1938-11-05 1939-08-29 Aide-de-Camp to Commanding General 6th Corps Area
1939-09-01 1940-06-22 Attending the Army War College
1940-07-27 1940-11-13 Attached to 27th Field Artillery Regiment
1941-04-XX 1942-09-XX Chief of Staff, 4th Armored Division
1942-09-XX 1944-07-XX Commanding General 14th Armored Division
1944-07-XX 1945-09-XX Commanding General 1st Armored Division [Italy]
1945-09-XX 1946-09-XX Deputy Foreign Liquidation Commissioner, European Command
1946-09-XX 1947-03-15 Director of Operations, Plans, Organization & Training, US Forces European Theater
1947-03-15 1947-12-18 Assistant Chief of Staff (G-3), US European Command
1947-03-15 1949-01-07 Director of Operations, Plans, Organization & Training, US European Command
1949-02-01 1949-07-10 Chief of Army's Public Information Division
1949-07-10 Killed in an yacht explosion
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