The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Major-General Charles Edwin Jr. Thomas

Thomas, Charles Edwin Jr.

Major-General

* 8th of April 1896

† 17th of March 1969

(USAAF/USAF)

Promotions

1941-07-15 Lieutenant-Colonel (Temporary)
1941-09-15 Lieutenant-Colonel (Army of the United States)
1942-02-01 Colonel (Army of the United States)
1942-03-01 Colonel (Army of the United States)(Air Corps)
1942-11-24 Lieutenant-Colonel
1943-09-17 Brigadier-General (Army of the United States)

Service

1941-03-XX 1941-10-XX Attached to Provisional Air Corps Maintenance Command
1941-10-XX 1943-01-XX Commanding Officer Southeast Air Depot
1941-11-09 1943-06-25 Commanding Officer Robins Field, Georgia
1943-01-XX Commanding Officer Warner Robins Air Depot
1944-05-XX Commanding Officer Warner Robbins Air Service Command
1944-05-XX 1944-10-XX Deputy Chief of Staff, 21st Bomber Command
1944-10-XX 1945-10-XX Deputy Commanding General Army Air Forces, Pacific Ocean Areas
1945-01-24 Commanding General Army Garrison Force 245 [Iwo Jima]
1945-12-XX 1947-06-XX Commanding General Brookley Field, Alabama
1947-06-XX 1949-01-XX Chief of Air Division, US Army Advisory Group to China
1949-01-XX 1949-08-XX Commanding General 1503rd Air Transport Wing [Japan]
1949-08-XX 1950-07-16 Inspector-General, Continental Air Command
1950-07-17 1955-01-31 Commanding General 14th Air force
1955-01-31 Retired
Picture source: From: "Georgia Tech Alumni, March-April, 1950"