The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Major-General Gordon Philip Saville

Saville, Gordon Philip

Major-General

* 14th of September 1902

† 31st of January 1984

(USAAF/USAF)

Promotions

1942-01-05 Lieutenant-Colonel (Temporary)
1942-02-01 Lieutenant-Colonel (Army of the United States)
1942-03-01 Colonel (Army of the United States)(Air Corps)
1942-11-02 Brigadier-General (Army of the United States)
1944-06-30 Major

Service

1941-12-XX 1943-03-XX Director of Air Defense, Headquarters US Army Air Forces
1943-03-XX 1943-07-XX Director of Tactical Development, US Army Air Forces School of Applied Tactics
1943-07-XX 1943-10-XX Chief of Staff, Mediterranean Air Command
1943-10-02 1944-01-03 Commanding General 12th Fighter Command [North Africa]
1944-02-02 1944-04-15 Commanding General 12th Tactical Air Support Command [Italy]
1944-04-15 1945-01-28 Commanding General 12th Tactical Air Command [Italy - France]
1945-01-29 1945-02-22 Commanding General 1st Tactical Air Force (Provisional)
1945-03-22 1945-05-XX Commanding General 3rd Tactical Air Command
1945-06-01 1947-04-14 Deputy Commanding General Air Transport Command
1947-01-XX 1948-07-XX Chief of Air Section, Joint United States-Brazil Military Commission [Brazil]
1948-07-XX 1948-12-01 Attached to the Air Defense Command
1948-12-01 1949-09-01 Commanding General Air Defense Command
1949-09-XX 1950-01-XX Director of Requirements, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Headquarters US Air Force
1950-01-XX 1951-06-XX Deputy Chief of Staff for Development, Headquarters US Air Force
1951-07-31 Retired
Picture source: Courtesy of Shawn M. Bohannon