| 词条 | Joseph Warren Stilwell Jr. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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|name= Joseph Warren Stilwell Jr. |birth_date= {{Birth date|1912|03|06}} |death_date= {{death date and age|1966|07|25|1912|03|06}} |birth_place= Syracuse, New York |death_place= Pacific Ocean, approx. 585 miles west of San Francisco, California |placeofburial= |placeofburial_label= Place of burial |image=Joseph Warren Stilwell Jr.jpg |caption=Joseph Warren Stilwell Jr. |nickname= "Jumping Joe" "Gunner Six" "Cider Joe" |allegiance=United States of America |branch= United States Army |serviceyears= 1933–1966 |rank= Brigadier General |commands= 7th Infantry Division China Burma India Theater 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division (Korean War) 18th Airborne Corps, Ft. Bragg US Army Support Group, Vietnam US Army JFK Special Warfare Center United States Army Special Forces Command |battles= World War II Korean War Vietnam War |awards= Combat Infantryman Badge Soldier's Medal Distinguished Flying Cross Distinguished Service Medal Legion of Merit (2 awards) Bronze Star (4 awards, one for Valor) Purple Heart (2 awards) Air Medal (26 awards) }} Brigadier General Joseph Warren Stilwell Jr. (March 6, 1912 – July 25, 1966) was a United States Army general best known for his service in United States Army Special Forces and the US Army Support Group in the Vietnam War. Early lifeHe was born in Syracuse, New York, one of five children of General Joseph Stilwell. He attended West Point, graduating in the class of 1933. Military careerHe served as a lieutenant with the 15th Infantry Regiment (United States) in China in 1937. He served as commander of US Army Support Group, Vietnam (renamed US Army Support Command, Vietnam from March 1, 1964) from August 26, 1962, until June 30, 1964.[1] DeathHe was lost at sea on July 25, 1966, when flying a C-47 to Hawaii with longtime friend and pilot Hal Grimes of Air Ferry International. Harold Fossum was the navigator. The C-47 was to continue on to Thailand; however, Stilwell was only intending to travel as far as Hawaii to increase his instrument rating qualification. The Coast Guard, USAF and US Navy (including three destroyers and the {{USS|Yorktown|CV-10|6}}) searched an area of 105,000 square miles without finding any trace of the aircraft.[2] Awards and decorations
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References1. ^{{Cite book|last=Eckhardt|first=George|title=Vietnam Studies Command and Control 1950–1969| publisher=Department of the Army| year=1974| isbn=|pages=36–37}} {{Recipients of the Soldier's Medal}}{{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Stilwell, Joseph}}2. ^{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=336&dat=19660726&id=8nsvAAAAIBAJ&sjid=UkgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3893,5428425 |title=C47 Hunt Expanded |work=The Deseret News|date=26 July 1966|accessdate=3 June 2013}} 3. ^https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22044 15 : 1912 births|1966 deaths|United States Army generals|American army personnel of World War II|American army personnel of the Korean War|American army personnel of the Vietnam War|Recipients of the Air Medal|Recipients of the Distinguished Flying Cross (United States)|Recipients of the Distinguished Service Cross (United States)|Recipients of the Distinguished Service Medal (United States)|Recipients of the Legion of Merit|Recipients of the Soldier's Medal|United States Military Academy alumni|Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in international waters|Burials at West Point Cemetery |
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