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During World War II, 73 officers of the United States Army Medical Department were promoted to general officer. All are listed below with their dates of rank, most notable duty assignment during the war, and their status as of late 1946. Notes also provide other notable achievements as well as any special commemorative actions taken by the United States Army to recognize their service.[1]

Image Rank Name Date of Rank Status in
December 1946		 Notes
James C. Magee Major General James C. Magee June 1, 1939 Retired 1943 Surgeon General of the Army[2]
Norman T. Kirk Major General Norman T. Kirk June 1, 1943 Surgeon General of the Army Namesake of Kirk United States Army Health Clinic (formerly hospital), Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland
Shelley U. Marietta Major General Shelley U. Marietta September 13, 1943 Retired 1946 Commander of The Army Medical Center
Robert H. Mills Major General Robert H. Mills September 17, 1943 Retired 1946 Chief, Army Dental Corps; Namesake of Mills Dental Clinic, Fort Dix, New Jersey
David N. W. Grant Major General David N. W. Grant September 19, 1943 Retired 1946 The Air Surgeon; Namesake of David Grant USAF Medical Center, Travis Air Force Base, California
Albert W. Kenner Major General Albert W. Kenner September 23, 1943 Office of the Secretary of War Chief Surgeon, Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Force from February 1944;[3] Namesake of Kenner Army Health Clinic (formerly hospital), Fort Lee, Virginia
George F. Lull Major General George F. Lull September 24, 1943 Retired 1945 Deputy Surgeon General
Howard McCrum Snyder Major General Howard McCrum Snyder November 3, 1943 Retired 1945 Assistant to the Inspector General of the Army; later personal physician to President Dwight David Eisenhower
Morrison C. Stayer Major General Morrison C. Stayer November 3, 1943 Retired 1946 Chief Surgeon Caribbean Command; Chief Surgeon, North African Theater of Operations; Chief of Public Health & Welfare Officer Allied Military Government Germany[4]
George C. Dunham Major General George C. Dunham February 22, 1944 Retired 1945 Author of Textbook of Military Preventive Medicine; Director of Health & Sanitation Division, Institute of Inter-American Affairs; Namesake of Dunham Army Health Clinic, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania [5]
Paul R. Hawley Major General Paul R. Hawley February 27, 1944 Retired 1946 Chief Surgeon, European Theater of Operations; Later Chief Medical Officer, United States Veterans' Administration; Namesake of Hawley Army Community Hospital (closed 1995), Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana
Wallace C. Dewitt, Sr. Brigadier General Wallace DeWitt, Sr. October 2, 1936 Relieved from active duty February 28, 1945;[6] Retired June 30, 1942 and recalled to active duty on July 1, 1942;[6] Namesake of DeWitt Army Community Hospital (closed 2011), Fort Belvoir, Virginia
Raymonf F. Metcalfe Brigadier General Raymond F. Metcalfe December 15, 1937 Relieved from Active Duty 1946 Retired May 31, 1941[7] and recalled to active duty on December 15, 1941[6]
Leigh C. Fairbanks Brigadier General Leigh C. Fairbanks January 29, 1938 Retired 1942 First General officer in Dental Corps and Chief, Dental Corps;[8] Namesake of Fairbanks Dental Clinic, Fort Hood, Texas
William L. Sheep Brigadier General William L. Sheep October 1, 1940 Retired 1945 Commanding General, Lawson General Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia[9]
Addison D. Davis Brigadier General Addison D. Davis December 19, 1940 Retired 1946 Commandant, Medical Field Service School, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania[10]
Larry B. McAfee Brigadier General Larry B. McAfee March 1, 1941 Retired 1946 Executive Officer to the Surgeon General; Assistant Surgeon General; Commanding General, Bruns General Hospital, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Henry C. Pillsbury Brigadier General Henry C. Pillsbury April 3, 1941 Retired May 31, 1945 Commanding General, Lovell General Hospital, Fort Devens, Massachusetts[11]
Henry C. Coburn, Jr. Brigadier General Henry C. Coburn, Jr. April 3, 1941 Relieved from Active Duty, 1945 Retired 1943; recalled to active duty; Surgeon, Fort Bragg Station Hospital
William R. Dear Brigadier General William R. Dear April 4, 1941 Retired 1946 Commanding General, Medical Replacement Training Center, Camp Lee Virginia; Commanding General, Medical Replacement Training Center, Camp Pickett, Virginia (same unit, relocated from Camp Lee to Camp Pickett due to space issues);[12] Commanding General, Northington General Hospital, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
John M. Willis Brigadier General John M. Willis April 5, 1941 Commanding General, Brooke Army Medical Center Command Surgeon, United States Army Pacific Ocean Areas;[3] Namesake of Willis Hall, United States Army Medical Department Center and School, Fort Sam Houston, Texas
Roy C. Heflebower Brigadier General Roy C. Heflebower December 15, 1941 Retired 1946 Commander, Medical Replacement Training Center, Camp Barkeley, Texas[13]
Charles C. Hillman Brigadier General Charles C. Hillman January 29, 1942 Commanding General, Letterman General Hospital Chief of Professional Service Division, Office of the Surgeon General[14]
James E. Baylis Brigadier General James E. Baylis February 13, 1942 Command Surgeon, Seventh United States Army Command Surgeon, India-Burma Theater[15]
Raymond A. Kelser Brigadier General Raymond A. Kelser March 9, 1942 Retired 1946 Chief, Veterinary Corps
Royal Reynolds Brigadier General Royal Reynolds March 20, 1942 Retired 1945 Commanding General, Kennedy General Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee;[11] Brother of Charles R. Reynolds, former Surgeon General of the Army from 1935 to 1939
Omar H. Quade Brigadier General Omar H. Quade May 21, 1942 Commanding General, Fitzsimmons General Hospital Commanding General, Fitzsimmons General Hospital[11]
Frank W. Weed Brigadier General Frank W. Weed July 19, 1942 Retired April 30, 1945; Died September 29, 1945[16] Commanding General, Letterman General Hospital, Presidio of San Francisco, California;[11] Namesake of Weed Army Community Hospital, Fort Irwin, California[17]
Edgar King Brigadier General Edgar King October 25, 1942 Retired 1946 Command Surgeon, United States Army Forces, Central Pacific
Frederick A. Blesse Brigadier General Frederick A. Blesse December 4, 1942 Command Surgeon, Army Ground Forces, Fort Monroe, Virginia Command Surgeon, Fifth United States Army[15] Namesake of Blesse Auditorium, United States Army Medical Department Center and School, Fort Sam Houston, Texas
Eugen G. Reinartz Brigadier General Eugen G. Reinartz December 4, 1942 Retired 1946 Commandant, School of Aviation Medicine, Randolph Field, Texas[18]
Hugh J. Morgan Brigadier General Hugh J. Morgan December 4, 1942 Relieved from Active Duty 1946 Mobilized reservist; Chief consultant in Medicine, Office of the Surgeon General[19]
Fred W. Rankin Brigadier General Fred W. Rankin December 5, 1942 Relieved from Active Duty 1945 Mobilized reservist; Chief Consultant in Surgery, Office of the Surgeon General[19]
James S. Simmons Brigadier General James S. Simmons March 14, 1943 Retired 1946 Mobilized Reservist; Chief, Preventive Medicine Division, Office of the Surgeon General[11]
Leon A. Fox Brigadier General Leon A. Fox March 16, 1943 Retired 1946 United States of America Typhus Commission[20]
Ralph H. Goldthwaite Brigadier General Ralph H. Goldthwaite April 25, 1943 Retired 1946 Commanding General, Army and Navy General Hospital, Hot Springs, Arkansas[11]
George C. Beach, Jr. Brigadier General George C. Beach, Jr. April 26, 1943 Commanding General, The Army Medical Center Commanding General, Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, Texas
Joseph E. Bastion Brigadier General Joseph E. Bastion June 23, 1943 Commanding General, Percy Jones General Hospital, Battle Creek, Michigan Commanding General, Percy Jones General Hospital, Battle Creek, Michigan [11]
Percy J. Carroll Brigadier General Percy J. Carroll June 23, 1943 Retired 1946 Command Surgeon, United States Army Forces in Australia; Command Surgeon, United States Army Forces in the Southwest Pacific; Commanding General, Vaughn General Hospital, Hines, Illinois [21][22]
Raymond W. Bliss Brigadier General Raymond W. Bliss September 13, 1943 Deputy Surgeon General Chief of Operations, Office of the Surgeon General; Surgeon General of the Army, 1947–1951; namesake of Raymond W. Bliss Army Health Center (former hospital), Fort Huachuca, Arizona
Charles R. Glenn Brigadier General Charles R. Glenn September 17, 1943 Air Materiel Command Surgeon, Wright Field, Ohio Army Air Forces Training Command Surgeon; Deputy Air Surgeon[23]
Malcolm C. Grow Brigadier General Malcolm C. Grow September 17, 1943 The Air Surgeon First Surgeon General of the United States Air Force; namesake of Malcolm Grow Medical Clinic (formerly medical center), Joint Base Andrews, Camp Spring, Maryland
James A. Bethea Brigadier General James A. Bethea November 3, 1943 Chief Surgeon, Far East Command Commanding General, McCloskey General Hospital, Temple, Texas[24]
Edgar Erskine Hume Brigadier General Edgar Erskine Hume January 14, 1944 Civil Affairs, Austria Commanding Officer, Winter General Hospital, Topeka, Kansas[11]
Joseph I. Martin Brigadier General Joseph I. Martin January 17, 1944 Brooke Army Medical Center Command Surgeon, Fifth United States Army; namesake of Martin Army Community Hospital, Fort Benning, Georgia
Guy B. Denit Brigadier General Guy Blair Denit January 18, 1944 Office of the Surgeon General Chief Surgeon, United States Army Services of Supply, Southwest Pacific Area; Chief Surgeon, United States Army Forces Far East, Chief Surgeon, US European Command (1948-1951)[25]
Earl Maxwell Brigadier General Earl Maxwell January 19, 1944 Chief, Eye, Ear, Nose, and Throat Service, Letterman General Hospital, Presidio of San Francisco, California Chief Surgeon, United States Army Forces, Pacific; Commanding General, 332nd Hospital Center, Okinawa; Chief Surgeon, United States Army Service Command, Yokohama[26]
Stanhope Bayne-Jones Brigadier General Stanhope Bayne-Jones February 25, 1944 Relieved from active duty, 1946 Mobilized reservist; administrator for the United States Typhus Commission and the Army Epidemiology Board;[27] Member of the 1964 Surgeon General's Advisory Committee on Smoking and Health; Namesake of Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital, Fort Polk, Louisiana
Condon C. McCornack Brigadier General Condon C. McCornack May 31, 1944 Died November 5, 1944 Deputy Command Surgeon, Western Defense Command; namesake of McCornack General Hospital (closed 1949), Pasadena, California[28]
George B. Foster, Jr. Brigadier General George B. Foster, Jr. May 24, 1944 Retired 1946 Commanding General, O'Reilly General Hospital, Springfield, Missouri [11]
Ralph G. DeVoe Brigadier General Ralph G. DeVoe May 24, 1944 Retired 1946 Commanding Officer, Halloran General Hospital, Willowbrook, Staten Island, New York[11]
Brigadier General Henry C. Dooling May 25, 1944 Chief Health Officer, Canal Zone Assistant Chief Health Officer, Canal Zone[11]
John A. Rogers Brigadier General John A. Rogers November 10, 1944 Retired 1946 Command Surgeon, First United States Army
Robert C. McDonald Brigadier General Robert C. McDonald January 1, 1945 Relieved from active duty 1946 Retired 1945; recalled to active duty; namesake of McDonald Army Health Clinic (former hospital), Fort Eustis, Virginia
William A. Hagins Brigadier General William A. Hagins January 4, 1945 Surgeon, Sixth United States Army Command Surgeon, Sixth United States Army
Rex McKinley McDowell Brigadier General Rex McKinley McDowell January 4, 1945 Headquarters, Sixth United States Army, Presidio of San Francisco, California Dental Corps Officer, Deputy Chief, Dental Division, Office of the Surgeon General[29]
Charles B. Spruit Brigadier General Charles B. Spruit January 8, 1945 Retired 1946 Deputy Command Surgeon, United States Army European Theater of Operations[30]
William Lee Hart Brigadier General W. Lee Hart March 16, 1945 Relieved from active duty 1946 Retired 1945; Command Surgeon, Eighth Service Command[31]
George R. Callender Brigadier General George R. Callender March 16, 1945 Retired 1946 Commandant, Army Medical School, Washington, D.C.[32]
Thomas D. Hurley Brigadier General Thomas D. Hurley March 20, 1945 Retired 1946 Chief Surgeon, Third United States Army
Isidor S. Radvin Brigadier General Isidor S. Radvin March 31, 1945 Relieved from Active Duty 1946 Mobilized reservist; Commanding Officer, 20th General Hospital, India[33]
Charles M. Walson Brigadier General Charles M. Walson June 3, 1945 Command Surgeon, First United States Army, Governors Island, New York Surgeon, Second Service Command; namesake of Walson Army Community Hospital, Fort Dix, New Jersey (closed 1995)
George W. Rice Brigadier General George W. Rice June 5, 1945 Command Surgeon, Second United States Army, Baltimore, Maryland Command Surgeon, Eighth United States Army
Elliot C. Cutler Brigadier General Elliot C. Cutler June 17, 1945 Relieved from Active Duty 1946 Mobilized Reserve Officer; Chief surgical consultant to the Command surgeon, European Theater of Operations
Edward Reynolds Brigadier General Edward Reynolds June 17, 1945 Retired 1946 Chief, Medical Administrative Corps[34]
Sidney L. Chappell Brigadier General Sidney L. Chappell September 5, 1945 Retired 1946 Commanding Officer, England General Hospital, Atlantic City, New Jersey[35]
Robert M. Hardaway Brigadier General Robert M. Hardaway September 5, 1945 Commanding General Percy Jones Hospital Center Commanding Officer, Bushnell General Hospital, Brigham City, Utah[11]
Edward A. Noyes Brigadier General Edward A. Noyes September 6, 1945 Chief Surgeon, European Theater Commanding General, Cushing General Hospital, Framingham, Massachusetts[36]
Clyde Mckay Beck Brigadier General Clyde McKay Beck September 5, 1945 Commanding General, Pratt General Hospital, Miami, Florida Commanding Officer, Ashford General Hospital, White Sulfur Springs, West Virginia[11]
William C. Menninger Brigadier General William C. Menninger September 10, 1945 Relieved from Active Duty 1946 Director, Neuropsychiatry Consultants Division, Office of The Surgeon General[19]
William W. Vaughan Brigadier General William W. Vaughan October 24, 1945 Retired 1946 Commanding General, Stark General Hospital, Charleston, South Carolina[11]
Thomas L. Smith Brigadier General Thomas L. Smith March 17, 1946 Office of the Surgeon General Tenth Chief of the Dental Corps, advanced to Major General in 1947[37]
Wallace H. Graham Brigadier General Wallace H. Graham September 14, 1946 Attending physician to the President Chief Surgeon, 97th Evacuation Hospital

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