George, Harold Lee
- Date of birth:
- July 19th, 1893 (Somerville/Massachusetts, United States)
- Date of death:
- February 24th, 1986 (Laguna Hills/California, United States)
- Buried on:
- United States Air Force Academy Cemetery
Plot: 3. Row: A. Grave: 69. - Nationality:
- American (1776 - present, Republic)
Biography
Promotions:
21 May 1917: Second Lieutenant
April 1921: First Lieutenant
31 December 1931: Captain
July 1936: Major
February 1941: Lieutenant Colonel
January 1942: Colonel
April 1942: Brigadier General
June 1942: Major General
16 March 1945: Lieutenant General
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Cavaleiro del Ordem Nacional do Cruzeiro do Sul
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Lieutenant General
- Unit:
- United States Army Air Forces
- Awarded on:
- 1939
Knights/Dames Commanders of the Order of the British Empire (K/DBE)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- 1945
Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Unit:
- United States Army Airforce
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Lt-Gen
- Unit:
- United States Army Airforce
Commandeur de l' Ordre National de la Legion d'Honneur
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Order of the Cloud and Banner with Special Grand Cordon (1st Class)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
- - Anonymous Warrior: The Contributions of Harold L. George to Strategic Air Power.
- Air Warfare: An International Encyclopedia
- togetherweserved.com
- findagrave.com
- LIEUTENANT GENERAL HAROLD L. GEORGE > U.S. Air Force > Biography Display
- Portrait with awards
- The Royalty, Peerage and Aristocracy of the World, Volume 90
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