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This is a list of United States Armed Forces general officers and flag officers who were killed in World War II. The dates of death listed are from the attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941 to the surrender of Japan on 2 September 1945, when the United States was officially involved in World War II. Included are generals and admirals who ...
The 1st Special Service Force was an elite joint American–Canadian commando unit in World War II, formed by Lieutenant Colonel Robert T. Frederick of the Operations Division of the U.S. General Staff.
Pages in category "Special Operations Executive personnel killed in World War II" The following 36 pages are in this category, out of 36 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Instituted July 8, 1943 and awarded for 180 days of operational service or 60 days of operational flying in WWII. T: Belgium: SOE (Special Operations Executive) operations in Belgium WAAF: Women's Auxiliary Air Force: WM: War Medal 1939-1945
Served with the unit as Operations Officer, Troop Commander, Executive Officer and B Squadron Commander from 1992 to 1994 and 1996 to 1999. He was also the commander of Joint Special Operations Command from 2014 to 2016 and United States Special Operations Command from 2016 to 2019. Larry Vickers: Retired Master Sergeant with 20 years of service.
Their lineage dates back to include more than 200 years of unconventional warfare history, with notable predecessors including the American Revolutionary War "Swamp Fox" Francis Marion, Benjamin Forsyth in the War of 1812, Frederick Funston of the Philippine–American War, the WWII OSS Jedburgh Teams, OSS Detachment 101 in Burma, the Alamo Scouts, Colt Terry of the Korean War, and Vietnam War ...
Lesley James McNair (25 May 1883 – 25 July 1944) was a senior United States Army officer who served during World War I and World War II.He attained the rank of lieutenant general during his life; he was killed in action during World War II, and received a posthumous promotion to general.
Operation Vengeance was the American military operation to kill Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto of the Imperial Japanese Navy on 18 April 1943 during the Solomon Islands campaign in the Pacific Theater of World War II. Yamamoto, commander of the Combined Fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy, was killed near Bougainville Island when his G4M1 transport ...