The Generals of WWII
Generals from USA
Schmidt, William Richard
Major-General
* 14th of October 1889
† 18th of July 1966
(Regular Army)
Promotions
| 1935-08-01 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1941-07-01 | Colonel (Army of the United States) |
| 1942-04-16 | Brigadier-General (Army of the United States) |
| 1942-07-01 | Colonel |
| 1942-12-05 | Major-General (Army of the United States) |
| 1948-01-24 | Major-General (with rank from 03.09.1944) |
Service
| 1934-03-21 | – | 1938-03-18 | Attached to G-4 Division, War Department General Staff |
| 1938-06-10 | – | 1940-08-01 | Executive Officer, 21st Infantry Regiment [Hawaii] |
| 1940-08-01 | – | 1942-05-15 | Commanding Officer 39th Infantry Regiment |
| 1942-05-16 | – | 1942-12-13 | Assistant Commanding General 81st Infantry Division |
| 1942-12-14 | – | 1945-08-03 | Commanding General 76th Infantry Division [Northwestern Europe] |
| 1945-08-04 | – | 1946-04-19 | Commanding General 3rd Infantry Division [Germany] |
| 1946-04-20 | – | 1947-02-21 | Chief of Staff, 3rd Army [Germany] |
| 1947-02-22 | – | 1947-05-29 | Deputy Commanding General US Constabulary [Germany] |
| 1947-06-18 | – | 1948-07-05 | Member of the Army Personnel Board |
| 1948-07-06 | – | 1949-05-15 | Commanding General 101st Airborne Division |
| 1949-05-16 | – | Director of Continental US Defense Planning Group | |
| 1949-05-16 | – | Member of the Permanent Joint Board on Defense, Canada & United States | |
| 1949-05-16 | – | Member of Joint Defense Commission, Mexico | |
| 1949-05-16 | – | Member of the Interdepartmental Committee on Internal Security | |
| 1951-10-XX | Retired |
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