The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Brigadier-General Russell Alger Wilson

Wilson, Russell Alger

Brigadier-General

* 18th of December 1905

† 6th of March 1944

(USAAF)

Promotions

1942-02-01 Lieutenant-Colonel (Army of the United States)
1942-03-01 Colonel (Army of the United States)(Air Corps)
1943-11-01 Colonel (Army of the United States)
1944-02-29 Brigadier-General (Army of the United States)

Service

1943-09-14 1944-03-06 Commanding Officer 4th Bombardment Wing [United Kingdom]
1944-03-06 Killed in action during a bombing raid on Berlin, Germany
Picture source: Courtesy of Harry Boyd