serviceyears branch commands death_place death_date birth_place allegiance awards placeofburial_label battles birth_date nickname rank image article_title name
1912 -- 1945 20px united states army air forces 20th air force combat command us army forces in the south pursuit pacific area army forces south pacific area army air forces group pacific area 5th composite group second air force marshall islands 26 february 1945 fort mason , california , united states united states united states of america army de guerre distinguished service medal navy distinguished service medal croix place of burial world war i world war ii * pacific campaign 19 january 1888 miff 35px lieutenant general millard harmon.jpg millard harmon
 millard fillmore harmon , jr.
millard harmon

millard fillmore harmon jr. -lrb- january 19 , 1888 -- february 26 , 1945 -rrb- 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 .
