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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.〔The list of lieutenant generals is taken from DuPre; the ''1947 World Almanac'', pp. 809–810; the ''Army Register''; and the ''Air Force Register''.〕 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,〔Dates of rank are taken from the ''Army Register'' or ''Air Force Register''.〕 date the officer vacated the active-duty rank,〔Dates vacated are taken from the ''Army Register'' or ''Air Force Register''. An officer could vacate the active-duty rank of lieutenant general via death, retirement, resignation, promotion to a higher permanent grade, or reversion to a lower permanent grade upon relinquishing an office bearing the statutory rank of lieutenant general.〕 number of years on active duty as lieutenant general (Yrs),〔The number of years on active duty as lieutenant general is taken to be the number of days rounded to the nearest whole year and excluding any gaps in appointment.〕 positions held as lieutenant general, and other biographical notes.〔Biographical notes include years of birth and death; dates of promotion to higher permanent grade; and other unusual career events such as death in office or resignation. Dates are taken from DuPre, the ''Army Register'', or the ''Air Force Register''.〕 ''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. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「List of lieutenant generals in the United States Air Force before 1960」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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