The Generals of WWII
Generals from USA
Swing, Joseph May
Lieutenant-General
* 28th of February 1894
† 9th of December 1984
(Regular Army)
Promotions
| 1936-06-24 | Lieutenant-Colonel (Army of the United States) |
| 1941-06-26 | Colonel (Army of the United States) |
| 1942-02-16 | Brigadier-General (Army of the United States) |
| 1943-02-15 | Major-General (Army of the United States) |
| 1943-08-01 | Colonel |
| 1947-06-16 | Brigadier-General |
| 1948-01-24 | Major-General |
Service
| 1935-07-01 | – | 1938-06-30 | Executive Officer, 6th Field Artillery Regiment |
| 1938-07-08 | – | Assistant Chief of Staff (G-2), 2nd Infantry Division | |
| – | 1940-12-31 | Chief of Staff, 2nd Infantry Division | |
| 1941-01-01 | – | 1942-01-31 | Commanding Officer Artillery, 1st Cavalry Division |
| 1942-02-01 | – | 1942-11-30 | Commanding Officer Artillery, 82nd Infantry Division |
| 1943-02-25 | – | 1946-02-XX | Commanding General 11th Airborne Division [New Guinea - Philippines - Japan] |
| 1945-10-XX | – | 1945-12-XX | Commanding General XIV Corps [Japan] |
| 1946-06-XX | – | 1948-01-27 | Commanding General 11th Airborne Division |
| 1948-02-02 | – | 1949-02-15 | Commanding General I Corps [Japan] |
| 1949-06-01 | – | 1950-03-31 | Commanding General US Army Artillery & Missile Center |
| 1950-04-01 | – | 1951-07-31 | Commandant of the Army War College |
| 1950-04-01 | – | 1951-07-31 | Commanding General Fort Leavenworth, Kansas |
| 1951-08-01 | – | 1954-02-28 | Commanding General 6th Army |
| 1951-08-01 | – | 1954-02-28 | Post Commander Presidio of San Francisco, California |
| 1954-02-28 | Retired |
Picture source: From: "Assembly, September 1986" by United States Military Academy. Association of Graduates.