The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of General Robert Charlwood Jr. Richardson

Richardson, Robert Charlwood Jr.

General

* 27th of October 1882

† 2nd of March 1954

(Regular Army)

Promotions

1928-03-20 Lieutenant-Colonel
1935-07-01 Colonel
1938-06-01 Brigadier-General
1940-10-01 Major-General (Army of the United States)
1943-06-01 Lieutenant-General (Army of the United States)
1944-10-01 Major-General
1946-10-31 Lieutenant-General (Retired)

Service

1926-08-XX –1928-07-XX Military Attaché to Italy
1928-08-01 –1928-08-28 Attached to 1st Cavalry Regiment
1928-08-28 –1929-03-22 Commanding Officer Provisional Battalion, US Military Academy West Point
1928-08-28 –1929-03-22 Executive Officer, Headquarters, US Military Academy West Point
1929-03-22 –1933-06-13 Commandant of Cadets, US Military Academy West Point
1933-06-14 –1933-08-13 Commanding Officer Cavalry Detachment, US Military Academy West Point
1933-08-25 –1934-06-26 Attending the Army War College
1934-08-15 –1935-10-25 Attached to G-2 Section, War Department General Staff
1935-10-26 –1935-12-01 Attending Refresher Course, Fort Riley, Kansas
1935-12-20 –1938-06-08 Commanding Officer 5th Cavalry Regiment
1938-09-05 –1939-02-01 Commanding Officer 2nd Cavalry Brigade
1939-02-11 –1940-10-20 Commandant of the Cavalry School
1940-11-01 –1941-02-XX Commanding General 1st Cavalry Division
1941-02-11 –1941-07-25 Director of Bureau of Public Relation, Office of the Secretary of War
1941-07-26 –1943-05-31 Commanding General VII Corps
1943-06-01 –1945-06-30 Commanding General Hawaiian Department
1943-08-14 –1944-08-01 Commanding General US Army Forces Central Pacific
1944-08-01 –1945-06-XX Commanding General US Army Forces Pacific Ocean Area
1945-07-01 –1946-03-17 Commanding General US Army Middle Pacific
1946-10-31 Retired
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