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Portrait of Lieutenant-General Daniel Van Voorhis

Van Voorhis, Daniel

Lieutenant-General

* 24th of October 1878

† 9th of January 1956

Promotions

1920-07-01 Lieutenant-Colonel
1928-01-25 Colonel
1936-02-14 Brigadier-General
1938-07-01 Major-General
1940-07-31 Lieutenant-General (Temporary)
1941-09-18 Termination of rank Lieutenant-General (Temporary)

Service

1929-09-27 1930-09-09 Commanding Officer 12th Cavalry Regiment
1930-10-14 1931-10-31 Commanding Officer Experimental Mechanized Force
1931-11-01 1932-07-01 Commanding Officer Mechanized Cavalry Regiment
1932-07-01 1933-01-16 Commanding Officer Detachment 1st Cavalry Regiment (Mechanized)
1933-01-16 1934-03-01 Commanding Officer 1st Cavalry Regiment
1934-XX-XX 1946-XX-XX Chief of Staff, Hawaiian Department
1936-06-17 1938-10-08 Commanding Officer 7th Cavalry Brigade
1936-06-17 1938-10-08 Commanding General 64th Cavalry Division
1936-06-17 1938-10-08 Commanding General 100th Infantry Division
1936-06-17 1938-10-08 Commanding Officer Fort Knox, Kentucky
1938-08-01 1940-01-21 Commanding General 5th Corps Area
1938-08-01 1939-10-03 Commanding General 5th Infantry Division
1940-01-07 1941-09-17 Commanding General Panama Canal Department
1941-02-10 1941-09-18 Commanding General Caribbean Defense Command
1941-10-01 1942-03-09 Commanding General 5th Corps Area
1942-03-09 1942-07-02 Commanding General 5th Service Command
1942-10-31 Retired
Picture source: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ce/Daniel_Van_Voorhis.jpg