Dates of Rank
United States Military Academy class of 1936
Second Lieutenant (Regular Army) |
First Lieutenant (Regular Army) |
Major (Army of the United States) |
Lieutenant Colonel (Army of the United States) |
Colonel (Army of the United States) |
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O-1 | O-2 | O-4 | O-5 | O-6 |
12 June 1936 | 12 June 1939 | 1 February 1942 (temporary) |
25 September 1942 (temporary) |
28 July 1944 (temporary) |
Captain (Regular Army) |
Major (Regular Army) |
Brigadier General (Regular Army) |
Lieutenant Colonel (Regular Army) |
Major General (Regular Army) |
---|---|---|---|---|
O-3 | O-4 | O-7 | O-5 | O-8 |
12 June 1946 | 15 July 1948 | 7 November 1952 (temporary) |
7 July 1953 | December 1956 (temporary) |
Colonel (Regular Army) |
Brigadier General (Regular Army) |
Lieutenant General (Regular Army) |
General (Regular Army) |
General (Regular Army) |
---|---|---|---|---|
O-6 | O-7 | O-9 | O-10 | O-10 |
June 1961 | February 1963 | July 1963 | August 1964 (temporary) |
August 1965 |
Retired from active service in July 1972.
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