This is a complete list of lieutenant generals in the United States Air Force before 1960, including those appointed in the United States Army from the United States Army Air Forces or United States Army Air Corps before the Air Force was established in 1947. The grade of lieutenant general (or three-star general) is ordinarily the second-highest in the peacetime Air Force, ranking above major general and below general.

List of U.S. Air Force lieutenant generals before 1960

The following list of lieutenant generals includes all officers of the United States Air Force, United States Army Air Forces, and United States Army Air Corps who were appointed to that rank prior to January 1, 1960.^[1]

Entries are indexed by the numerical order in which each officer was appointed to that rank while on active duty, or by an asterisk (*) if the officer did not serve in that rank while on active duty. Each entry lists the officer's name, date of rank,^[2] date the officer vacated the active-duty rank,^[3] number of years on active duty as lieutenant general (Yrs),^[4] positions held as lieutenant general, and other biographical notes.^[5]

Italics denote active duty as lieutenant general while on the retired list.

The list is sortable by active-duty appointment order, last name, date of rank, date vacated, and number of years on active duty as lieutenant general.

	Name	Photo	Date of rank[2]	Date vacated[3]	Yrs[4]	Position	Notes[5]
1	Delos C. Emmons		25 Oct 1940	30 Jun 1948	8	Commanding General, General Headquarters Air Force, 1940–1941. Commanding General, Air Force Combat Command, 1941. Commanding General, Hawaiian Department, 1941–1943. Commanding General, Western Defense Command, 1943–1944. Commanding General, Alaskan Department, 1944–1946. Commandant, Armed Forces Staff College, 1946–1948.	(1888–1965)[6][7]
2	Frank M. Andrews		19 Sep 1941	3 May 1943	2	Commanding General, Panama Canal Department/Caribbean Defense Command, 1941–1942. Commanding General, U.S. Army Forces in the Middle East, 1942–1943. Commanding General, European Theater of Operations, U.S. Army, 1943.	(1884–1943)[6][8] Died in office.
3	Henry H. Arnold		15 Dec 1941	19 Mar 1943	1	Additional Chief of Staff for Air, 1941–1942. Commanding General, Army Air Forces, 1942–1946.	(1886–1950)[6] Promoted to general, 19 Mar 1943; to general of the Army, 21 Dec 1944; to general of the Air Force, 7 May 1949.
4	George H. Brett		7 Jan 1942   1 May 1945	30 Apr 1945   10 May 1946	4	Deputy Commander, American-British-Dutch-Australian Command/Commanding General, U.S. Army Forces in Australia, 1942. Deputy Commander, American-British-Dutch-Australian Command, 1942. Commanding General, U.S. Army Forces in Australia, 1942. Commanding General, Allied Air Forces, South West Pacific Area, 1942. Commanding General, Caribbean Defense Command, 1942–1943. Commanding General, Panama Canal Department/Caribbean Defense Command, 1943–1945. Commanding General, Panama Canal Department/Caribbean Defense Command, 1945.	(1886–1963)[6][9]
5	William S. Knudsen		28 Jan 1942	1 Jun 1945	3	Director of Production, Office of the Under Secretary of War, 1942–1944. Director, Army Air Forces Materiel and Services, 1944. Director, Air Technical Service Command, 1944–1945.	(1879–1948) Resigned.
6	Joseph T. McNarney		15 Jun 1942	7 Mar 1945	3	Deputy Chief of Staff, U.S. Army, 1942–1944. Deputy Supreme Allied Commander, Mediterranean/Commanding General, Mediterranean Theater of Operations, U.S. Army, 1944–1945.	(1893–1972)[6] Promoted to general, 7 Mar 1945.
7	George C. Kenney		15 Oct 1942	9 Mar 1945	2	Commanding General, Allied Air Forces, South West Pacific Area, 1942. Commanding General, Allied Air Forces, South West Pacific Area/Fifth Air Force, 1942–1944. Commanding General, Far East Air Forces, 1944–1945.	(1889–1977)[6] Promoted to general, 9 Mar 1945.
8	Millard F. Harmon		2 Feb 1943	27 Feb 1946	3	Commanding General, U.S. Army Forces in the South Pacific Area, 1942–1944. Commanding General, U.S. Army Air Forces in the Pacific Ocean Areas/Deputy Commanding General, Twentieth Air Force, 1944–1946.	(1888–1946)[6] Died in office.
9	Carl A. Spaatz		12 Mar 1943	11 Mar 1945	2	Commanding General, Twelfth Air Force, 1942–1943. Commanding General, Fifteenth Air Force, 1943–1944. Commanding General, U.S. Strategic Air Forces in Europe, 1944–1945.	(1891–1974)[6] Promoted to general, 11 Mar 1945.
10	Barton K. Yount		13 Sep 1943	30 Jun 1946	3	Commanding General, Army Air Forces Training Command, 1943–1946.	(1884–1949)[6][10]
11	Ira C. Eaker		13 Sep 1943	30 Aug 1947	4	Commanding General, Eighth Air Force, 1942–1943. Commander in Chief, Mediterranean Allied Air Forces, 1943–1945. Deputy Commanding General, Army Air Forces/Chief, Air Staff, 1945–1947.	(1896–1987)[6][11][12] Promoted to general on the retired list, 26 Apr 1985.
12	James H. Doolittle		13 Mar 1944   20 Aug 1955   16 Apr 1956   31 Jan 1957   14 Apr 1957	22 Jul 1946   3 Sep 1955   14 Jun 1956   14 Feb 1957   20 Apr 1957	2	Commanding General, Eighth Air Force, 1944–1945. Special Assistant to the Commander in Chief, Strategic Air Command, 1955. Special Assistant to the Commander in Chief, Strategic Air Command, 1956. Special Assistant to the Commander in Chief, Strategic Air Command, 1957. Special Assistant to the Commander in Chief, Strategic Air Command, 1957.	(1896–1993)[6][13] Promoted to general on the retired list, 4 Apr 1985.
13	Lewis H. Brereton		28 Apr 1944	1 Sep 1948	4	Commanding General, Ninth Air Force, 1943–1944. Commanding General, First Allied Airborne Army, 1944–1945. Commanding General, Third Air Force, 1945–1946. Commanding General, First Air Force, 1946. Member, Joint Chiefs of Staff Evaluation Board, Office of the Secretary of War, 1946–1947. Chairman, Military Liaison Committee, Atomic Energy Commission, 1947–1948. Secretary General, Air Board, 1948.	(1890–1967)[6]
14	Barney M. Giles		28 Apr 1944	30 Jun 1946	2	Chief, Air Staff, 1943–1944. Deputy Commanding General, Army Air Forces/Chief, Air Staff, 1944–1945. Commanding General, U.S. Army Air Forces in the Pacific Ocean Area/Deputy Commanding General, U.S. Strategic Air Forces in the Pacific, 1945. Commanding General, U.S. Strategic Air Forces in the Pacific, 1945–1946.	(1892–1984)[6][10]
15	Harold L. George		16 Mar 1945   1 Mar 1955	30 Dec 1946   4 Nov 1955	2	Commanding General, Air Transport Command, 1942–1946. Commanding General, Air Transport Command/Director of Information, Army Air Forces, 1946. Senior Army Air Forces Representative, Military Staff Committee, United Nations/Director of Information, Army Air Forces, 1946. Special Consultant to Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force, 1955.	(1893–1986)[6][11][14]
16	John K. Cannon		17 Mar 1945	29 Oct 1951	7	Commander in Chief, Mediterranean Allied Air Forces/Commanding General, Twelfth Air Force, 1945. Commander, U.S. Strategic Air Forces in Europe, 1945. Commanding General, U.S. Air Forces in Europe, 1945–1946. Commanding General, Air Training Command, 1946–1948. Commanding General, U.S. Air Forces in Europe, 1948–1950. Commander in Chief, U.S. Air Forces in Europe, 1950–1951.	(1892–1955)[6] Promoted to general, 29 Oct 1951.
17	Hoyt S. Vandenberg		17 Mar 1945	1 Oct 1947	3	Commanding General, Ninth Air Force, 1944–1945. Assistant Chief of the Air Staff for Operations, 1945–1946. Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence, U.S. Army, 1946. Director, Central Intelligence Group, 1946–1947. Deputy Commanding General, Army Air Forces/Chief, Air Staff, 1947.	(1899–1954)[6] Promoted to general, 1 Oct 1947.
18	George E. Stratemeyer		28 May 1945	31 Jan 1952	7	Commanding General, Eastern Air Command/U.S. Army Air Forces, India-Burma Theater, 1944–1945. Commanding General, U.S. Army Air Forces, China Theater, 1945–1946. Chief, Selection Branch, Army Air Forces Headquarters, 1946. Commanding General, Air Defense Command, 1946–1948. Commanding General, Continental Air Command, 1948–1949. Commanding General, Far East Air Forces, 1949–1951.	(1890–1969)[6]
19	Nathan F. Twining		5 Jun 1945	10 Oct 1950	5	Commanding General, Mediterranean Allied Strategic Air Forces/Fifteenth Air Force, 1943–1945. Commanding General, Twentieth Air Force, 1945. Commanding General, Air Technical Service Command, 1945–1946. Commanding General, Air Materiel Command, 1946–1947. Commanding General, Alaskan Department, 1947. Commander in Chief, Alaskan Command, 1947–1950. Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel, U.S. Air Force, 1950.	(1897–1982)[6] Promoted to general, 10 Oct 1950.
20	Ennis C. Whitehead		5 Jun 1945	31 Jul 1951	6	Commanding General, Fifth Air Force, 1944–1945. Commanding General, Pacific Air Command, U.S. Army, 1945–1947. Commanding General, Far East Air Forces, 1947–1949. Commanding General, Continental Air Command, 1949–1950. Commanding General, Continental Air Command/Air Defense Command, 1950. Commanding General, Air Defense Command, 1950–1951.	(1895–1964)[6]
21	Idwal H. Edwards		1 Oct 1947	23 Feb 1953	5	Deputy Chief of Staff, Personnel and Administration, U.S. Air Force, 1947–1948. Deputy Chief of Staff, Personnel, U.S. Air Force, 1948–1950. Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations, U.S. Air Force, 1950–1951. Commandant, Air University, 1951–1953.	(1895–1981)[15]
22	Howard A. Craig		1 Oct 1947	30 Jun 1955	8	Deputy Chief of Staff, Materiel, U.S. Air Force, 1947–1949. Inspector General, U.S. Air Force, 1949–1950. The Inspector General, U.S. Air Force, 1950–1952. Commandant, National War College, 1952–1953. Commandant, National War College/Chairman, Inter-American Defense Board, 1953–1955.	(1897–1977)
23	Benjamin W. Chidlaw		1 Oct 1947	29 Oct 1951	4	Deputy Commanding General, Air Materiel Command, 1947–1949. Commander, Air Materiel Command, 1949–1951.	(1900–1977) Promoted to general, 29 Jul 1951.
24	Lauris Norstad		1 Oct 1947	5 Jul 1952	5	Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations, U.S. Air Force, 1947–1950. Commander in Chief, U.S. Air Forces in Europe, 1951. Commander in Chief, U.S. Air Forces in Europe/Commanding General, Allied Air Forces Central Europe, 1951–1953.	(1907–1988) Promoted to general, 5 Jul 1952.
25	Curtis E. LeMay		1 Oct 1947	29 Oct 1951	4	Assistant Chief of Air Staff, Research and Development, U.S. Air Force, 1947. Commanding General, U.S. Air Forces in Europe, 1947–1948. Commanding General, Strategic Air Command, 1948–1957.	(1906–1990) Promoted to general, 29 Oct 1951.
26	Elwood R. Quesada		1 Oct 1947	31 Oct 1951	4	Commanding General, Tactical Air Command, 1946–1948. Special Assistant for Reserve Forces, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, 1948–1949. Head, Joint Technical Planning Committee, Joint Chiefs of Staff, 1949. Head, Joint Technical Planning Committee, Joint Chiefs of Staff/Commander, Joint Task Force 3, 1949–1951.	(1904–1993)[16]
27	Edwin W. Rawlings		1 Oct 1947	19 Feb 1954	6	Air Comptroller, 1947–1948. Comptroller, U.S. Air Force, 1948–1949. Deputy Chief of Staff, Comptroller, U.S. Air Force, 1949–1951. Commander, Air Materiel Command, 1951–1959.	(1904–1997) Promoted to general, 19 Feb 1954.
28	Hubert R. Harmon		19 Feb 1948   28 Feb 1953   8 Nov 1953	27 Feb 1953   30 Jun 1953   31 Jul 1956	8	Senior Air Force Member, Military Staff Committee, United Nations, 1947–1948. Senior Air Force Member, Military Staff Committee, United Nations/U.S. Delegate, Inter-American Defense Board, 1948–1949. Senior Air Force Member, Military Staff Committee, United Nations/U.S. Delegate, Inter-American Defense Board/Special Assistant for Air Academy matters, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, 1949–1953. Senior Air Force Member, Military Staff Committee, United Nations/U.S. Delegate, Inter-American Defense Board/Special Assistant for Air Academy matters, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, 1953. Special Assistant to Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force, for Air Academy matters, 1953–1954. Superintendent, U.S. Air Force Academy, 1954–1956.	(1892–1957)[17]
29	Kenneth B. Wolfe		16 Sep 1949	30 Jun 1951	2	Deputy Chief of Staff, Materiel, U.S. Air Force, 1949–1951.	(1896–1971)
30	William E. Kepner		14 Jun 1950	28 Feb 1953	3	Commander in Chief, Alaskan Command, 1950–1953.	(1893–1982)
31	Richard E. Nugent		11 Apr 1951	31 Aug 1951	0	Deputy Chief of Staff, Personnel, U.S. Air Force, 1950–1951.	(1902–1979)
32	Earle E. Partridge		11 Apr 1951	19 Feb 1954	3	Commanding General, Fifth Air Force, 1948–1951. Commander, Air Research and Development Command, 1951–1953. Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations, U.S. Air Force, 1953–1954.	(1900–1990) Promoted to general, 19 Feb 1954.
33	Robert W. Harper		11 Apr 1951	1 Jul 1954	3	Commander, Air Training Command, 1948–1954.	(1900–1982)
34	Otto P. Weyland		11 Apr 1951	5 Jul 1952	1	Deputy Commanding General, Far East Air Forces, 1951. Commanding General, Tactical Air Command, 1951. Commanding General, Far East Air Forces/United Nations Air Forces, 1951–1954.	(1902–1979) Promoted to general, 5 Jul 1952.
35	Laurence S. Kuter		11 Apr 1951	29 May 1955	4	Commander, Military Air Transport Service, 1948–1951. Deputy Chief of Staff, Personnel, U.S. Air Force, 1951–1953. Commander, Air University, 1953–1955.	(1905–1979) Promoted to general, 29 May 1955.
36	Thomas D. White		28 Jul 1951	30 Jun 1953	2	Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations, U.S. Air Force, 1951–1953.	(1901–1965) Promoted to general, 30 Jun 1953. Zdroj:https://en.wikipedia.org?pojem=List_of_lieutenant_generals_in_the_United_States_Air_Force_before_1960 >Text je dostupný pod licencí Creative Commons Uveďte autora – Zachovejte licenci, případně za dalších podmínek. Podrobnosti naleznete na stránce Podmínky užití.  Navigace: Módní doplňky > Šperkařství Šperky Chytré hodinky Galanterie Hodinářské firmy Hodinky Hodiny Módní doplňky Minerály Pokrývky hlavy Sklářství Zlatníci Zlatnictví Příbuzné výrazy : Řetízek (ozdoba) Šátek Beadweaving Bižuterie Bolo Dřevěný motýlek Deštník Digitálky Fiží Galanterie Hodinky Kšandy Kapesník Korálek Kravata Lanyard Modista Motýlek (oděvní doplněk) Odznak Pléd Placka (odznak) Rukávník Spona na kravatu Sponka do vlasů Tabulky (kolárek) Vějíř Text je dostupný za podmienok Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License 3.0 Unported; prípadne za ďalších podmienok. Podrobnejšie informácie nájdete na stránke Podmienky použitia. Copyright.sk © 2024