 He was also responsible for constructing new facilities to hold stores and munitions, for which $700 million was allocated by December 1940.By December 1941, 375 projects had been completed and 320 were still under way, with a total value of $1.8 billion.He accepted promotion to brigadier general in the Army of the United States on February 14, 1941 with the date of rank of January 29, 1941.