Lt. Gen. Millard Fillmore Harmon, Jr.

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Millard Fillmore Harmon Jr. (January 19, 1888 – February 26, 1945) was a lieutenant general in the United States Army Air Forces during the Pacific campaign in World War II. He was presumed to have perished in February 1945 on a flight when the plane carrying him disappeared in transit. Harmon, Frank Maxwell Andrews, Simon Bolivar Buckner, Jr. and Lesley J. McNair, all lieutenant generals at the time of their deaths, were the highest-ranking Americans to die in World War II.

From Generals of World War II

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Harmon, Millard Fillmore Jr.

• Lieutenant-General
• born 19th of January 1888
• died 26th of February 1945
• (USAAF)
• Nickname: Miff

Promotions

• 1935-08-01 Lieutenant-Colonel
• 1937-04-01 Colonel (Temporary)
• 1940-10-01 Brigadier-General
• 1941-07-11 Major-General (Army of the United States)
• 1942-05-01 Lieutenant-General (Army of the United States)

Service

• 1932-10-31 – 1936-10-XX Commanding Officer 20th Pursuit Group
• 1936-10-XX – 1938-03-XX Commanding Officer 5th Composite Group
• 1938-03-XX – 1938-09-XX Commanding Officer 5th Bombardment Group
• 1938-09-19 – 1938-11-21 Assistant Commandant of the Air Corps Tactical School
• 1938-11-22 – 1939-03-31 Acting Commandant of the Air Corps Tactical School
• 1939-04-01 – 1940-07-01 Assistant Commandant of the Air Corps Tactical School
• 1940-07-15 – 1940-08-02 Executive Officer, Gulf Coast Air Corps Training Center
• 1940-08-03 – 1940-10-24 Commanding Officer Gulf Coast Air Corps Training Center
• 1940-10-25 – 1940-11-07 Attached to the 7th Pursuit Wing
• 1940-11-22 – 1941-01-15 Commanding General Hamilton Field, Californian
• 1940-11-25 – 1940-12-20 Acting Commanding General 1st Wing
• 1941-01-16 – 1941-XX-XX Commanding General 10th Pursuit Wing
• 1941-02-XX – 1941-04-XX Acting Assistant Chief of the Air Corps for duty as Military Observer in England
• 1941-06-17 – 1941-07-18 Commanding General IV Interceptor Command
• 1941-08-05 – 1941-12-17 Commanding General 2nd Air Force
• 1941-08-21 – 1941-10-04 Commanding General 2nd Air Task Force
• 1941-12-17 – 1942-01-26 Acting Commanding General of the Air Force Combat Command
• 1942-01-27 – 1942-07-06 Chief of the Air Staff, Headquarters US Army Air Forces
• 1942-07-27 – 1944-07-08 Commanding General US Army Forces in the South Pacific Area
• 1944-08-01 – 1945-02-26 Commanding General US Army Air Forces, Pacific Ocean Areas
• 1944-08-01 – 1945-02-26 Deputy Commanding General for Administration & Logistics, 20th Air Force
• 1945-02-26 Killed in an aircrash
• 1945-03-17 Search abandoned
• 1946-02-27 Declared dead