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        MAJOR GENERAL BENJAMIN F. GILESBenjamin F. Giles was born Sept. 13, 1892, in Mineola, Texas.**ASSIGNMENTS**1. October 1920 - April 1921, student, Air Service Observation School, Fort Sill, Okla.2. April 1921 - September 1921, supply officer, Fort Sill, Okla.3. September 1921 - December 1923, student, Air Service Primary Flying School, Carlstrom Field, Fla., and, later, Brooks Field, Texas4. December 1923 - June 1924, student, Air Service Advanced Flying School, Kelly Field, Texas5. June 1924 - September 1928, Commanding Detachment Air Service and, later, accident investigating officer, Fort Leavenworth, Kan.6. September 1928 - April 1929, mess officer and educational and recreational Officer, Third Pursuit Squadron, Clark Field, Philippines7. April 1929 - November 1930, Commanding Officer, 66th Service Squadron, later, 2nd Observation Squadron, Nichols Field, Philippines8. November 1930 - October 1931, post operations officer and aircraft accident investigating officer, Kelly Field, Texas9. October 1931 - August 1934, technical supervisor, San Antonio Air Depot Control Area, San Antonio, Texas (October 1931 - January 1932, temporary duty, Inspection Division, Office of the Chief of the Air Corps, Washington, D.C.)10. August 1934 - June 1935, student, Air Corps Tactical School, Maxwell Field, Ala.11. June 1935 - August 1938, instructor, 40th Aviation Division, California National Guard, Los Angeles, Calif.12. August 1938 - June 1939, student, Command and General Staff School, Fort Leavenworth Kan.13. June 1939 - June 1941, Chief, Aviation Division, National Guard Bureau, Washington, D.C.14. June 1941 - October 1941, Office of the Chief of the Air Corps, Washington, D.C.15. October 1941 - March 1942, Commanding Officer, Greenland Base Command16. March 1942 - October 1943, Commanding Officer, U.S. Army Forces in Eastern Canada with additional duties as Commanding Officer, North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command17. October 1943 - February 1946, Commanding General, IX Troop Carrier Command and, later, Commanding General U.S. Army Forces, Africa-Middle East Theater18. February 1946 - May 1946, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. (patient, Army Air Forces Regional and Convalescent Hospital, San Antonio, Texas)19. May 1946 - August 1946, Separation Center, Fort Sam Houston, Texas**AERONAUTICAL RATINGS**Command pilot, combat observer and aircraft observer**DECORATIONS**Distinguished Service Medal with oak leaf clusterLegion of MeritAir MedalMost Honorable Order of the Bath, degree of Honorary Companion (England)Order of the White Eagle, Third Class (Yugoslavia)**PROMOTIONS**Second lieutenant, Infantry Reserve, April 25, 1917; first lieutenant, May 10, 1918; honorably discharged Oct. 16, 1919. First lieutenant, Aviation Section, Signal Officers Reserve Corps, Feb. 28, 1920, with rank from Feb. 3, 1920; second lieutenant, Air Service, Regular Army, to rank from July 1, 1920, and accepted Sept., 17, 1920, thereby vacating his prior Reserve commission. Captain (permanent), July 1, 1920; major (permanent), Aug. 20, 1935; lieutenant colonel (temporary), June 5, 1939; lieutenant colonel (permanent), Aug. 18, 1940; colonel (temporary), March 21, 1941; colonel, Army of the U.S., Dec. 24, 1941; brigadier general (temporary), Aug. 17, 1942; major general (temporary), May 28, 1944.
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