The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Lieutenant-General William Henry Tunner

Tunner, William Henry

Lieutenant-General

* 14th of July 1906

† 6th of April 1983

(USAAF/USAF)

Promotions

1942-01-05 Lieutenant-Colonel (Army of the United States)(Air Corps)
1942-02-01 Lieutenant-Colonel (Army of the United States)
1942-03-01 Colonel (Army of the United States)(Air Corps)
1943-04-19 Colonel
1943-06-30 Brigadier-General (Army of the United States)
1945-06-09 Major
1946-07-10 Major-General (Army of the United States)
1948-04-02 Colonel (United States Air Force)
1949-09-18 Brigadier-General (United States Air Force)

Service

1941-11-26 1942-03-31 Executive Officer, Air Corps Ferrying Command, Washington
1942-04-01 1942-06-30 Commanding Officer Domestic Division, Air Corps Ferrying Command
1942-07-01 1944-08-01 Commanding Officer Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command
1944-09-04 1945-11-10 Commanding General India-China Division, Air Transport Command [India]
1946-01-01 1946-01-30 Air Inspector, Air Transport Command
1946-02-01 1946-02-28 Commanding General Continental Division, Air Transport Command
1946-03-01 1946-10-XX Commanding General Central Division, Air Transport Command
1946-10-05 1947-06-30 Commanding General Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command
1947-07-01 1948-07-27 Commanding General Atlantic Division, Air Transport Service
1947-07-01 1948-07-27 Commanding General Air Transport Service
1948-07-30 1949-09-05 Commanding General 1st Airlift Task Force [Germany]
1949-10-11 1951-11-14 Deputy Commanding General for Operations of the Military Air Transport Service
1950-09-10 1951-01-24 Commanding General Far Eastern Air Force Provisional Combat Cargo Command
1951-01-25 1951-07-07 Commanding General 315th Air Division
1951-12-01 1953-07-XX Deputy Commanding General Air Material Command
1953-07-27 1957-06-30 Commander in Chief US Air Forces in Europe
1957-07-XX 1958-06-XX Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Headquarters US Air Force
1958-07-01 1960-05-31 Commanding General Military Air Transport Service
1960-05-31 Retired
Picture source: Courtesy of Shawn M. Bohannon