The Generals of WWII
Generals from USA
Smith, Frederic Harrison Jr.
General
* 30th of June 1908
† 28th of May 1980
(USAAF/USAF)
Promotions
| 1942-01-05 | Lieutenant-Colonel (Army of the United States)(Air Corps) |
| 1942-03-01 | Colonel (Army of the United States)(Air Corps) |
| 1942-07-01 | Lieutenant-Colonel (Army of the United States) |
| 1943-11-12 | Brigadier-General (Army of the United States) |
| 1946-06-13 | Major |
| 1947-10-30 | Major-General (Air Force of the United States) |
| 1949-09-24 | Brigadier-General |
Service
| 1941-01-17 | – | 1942-05-22 | Commanding Officer 8th Pursuit Group [Australia] |
| 1942-05-29 | – | 1942-07-12 | Senior Air Staff Officer, Eastern Area, Allied Air Forces in the Southwest Pacific |
| 1942-07-13 | – | 1942-08-09 | Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations & Training (A-3), Eastern Area, Allied Air Forces in the Southwest Pacific |
| 1942-08-10 | – | 1943-03-03 | Chief of Staff, Advance Echelon, 5th Air Force [New Guinea] |
| 1943-03-04 | – | 1943-12-31 | Commanding Officer 1st Air Task Force [New Guinea] |
| 1944-01-13 | – | 1944-03-12 | Observation of tactics and orientation at Headquarters US Army Air Forces |
| 1944-03-27 | – | 1944-08-01 | Deputy Senior Air Staff Officer, Allied Expeditionary Air Forces [United Kingdom] |
| 1944-08-31 | – | 1944-12-31 | Deputy Chief of the Air Staff, Headquarters US Army Air Forces |
| 1945-02-02 | – | 1945-09-30 | Commanding General 5th Fighter Command [Philippines - Okinawa] |
| 1946-01-XX | – | 1946-04-26 | Chief of the Office of Special Organizational Plans, Headquarters US Army Air Forces |
| 1946-04-26 | – | 1947-03-02 | Chief of Staff, Strategic Air Command |
| 1947-XX-XX | – | 1948-XX-XX | National Commander of the Civil Air Patrol |
| 1947-10-01 | – | 1948-02-10 | Chief of Requirements Division, Directorate of Training & Requirements, Headquarters US Air Force |
| 1948-02-11 | – | 1950-07-26 | Assistant for Programming, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Headquarters US Air Force |
| 1950-08-14 | – | 1952-02-21 | Commanding General Eastern Air Defense Command |
| 1952-03-01 | – | 1956-06-XX | Vice Commanding General Air Defense Command |
| 1956-06-30 | – | 1958-07-31 | Commanding General 5th Air Force [Japan] |
| 1957-07-01 | – | 1958-07-31 | Commanding General US Forces in Japan |
| 1958-08-01 | – | 1959-07-31 | Commanding General Air Training Command |
| 1959-08-01 | – | 1961-06-30 | Commander in Chief US Air Forces in Europe |
| 1959-08-01 | – | 1961-06-30 | Commanding General 4th Allied Tactical Air Force [Germany] |
| 1961-07-01 | – | 1962-06-30 | Vice Chief of Staff, Headquarters US Air Force |
| 1962-06-30 | Retired |
Picture source: Courtesy of Shawn M. Bohannon