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On January 27, 1945, General "Vinegar Joe" Stillwell and truck convoy reopen Burma Road to China.
"Joseph Stilwell
Joseph Stilwell
Joseph Stilwell, the son of a businessman, was born in Florida on 19th March 1883. He attended the West Point Military Academy and graduated in 1904 (32/124) and was commissioned as an infantryman.
Stilwell served in the Philippines before returning to West Point to teach English, French, Spanish and History. An outstanding sportsman, he also coached basketball, athletics, baseball and football.
During the First World War Stilwell served as an intelligence officer in France where he won the DSM and helped plan the St Mihiel offensive (September, 1918).
Stilwell had three tours of duty in China (1920-23, 1926-29 and 1935-39) and was in the country when the Japanese Army invaded in 1937.
General George Marshall, who had been impressed with Stilwell when he was head of the tactical section of the Infantry School, arranged for him to become commander of the 7th Infantry Division in July 1940. The following year he became head of the 3rd Corps.
Promoted to the rank of lieutenant general, he was sent to establish American Army Forces, China, Burma and India (CBI). By the time he had arrived in India on 25th February 1942, Singapore and Burma had both been invaded by the Japanese Army . He immediately began talks with Chaing Kai-Shek, the military leader in China. Eventually Kai-Shek gave permission for Stilwell to take command of Chinese forces in Burma.
On 2nd May 1942, General Harold Alexander, Allied commander in Burma, ordered a general retreat to India. An aircraft was provided to take Stilwell and his staff out of the country. However, Stilwell refused the offer claiming that it would have a bad psychological effect on his Chinese troops. Stilwell now began his long march and covering about 15 miles a day through difficult terrain, reached Delhi on 24th May. However, by this time most of his troops had deserted and gone back to China.
Stilwell established the American Army Forces, China, Burma and India headquarters in New Delhi and Ramgarh became the main training centre for Chinese troops in India. Chaing Kai-Shek also gave Stilwell command of what was left of the 22nd and 38th Divisions of the Chinese Army.
In February 1943, Orde Wingate and 3,000 Chindits were sent to Burma. Their task was to disrupt Japanese communications, attack outposts and destroy bridges. The operation was very costly and of the 2,000 who returned, 600 never recovered to be able to fight again.
Orde Wingate met Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt in August 1943 and explained his theory of Long Range Penetration. Churchill was impressed and agreed to expand the size of the Chindits and Wingate was promoted to major general and given six brigades (3rd Indian Division). Roosevelt also decided to create a similar group led by the the American officer, Frank Merrill.
Orde Wingate returned to India in September 1943 and began to plan Operation Thursday. The plan was aimed at destroying Japanese communications from southern Burma to those fighting Stilwell in the north and William Slim in Imphal and Kohima.
On 24th February 1944, Major General Frank Merrill and his troops, known as the Merrill's Marauders, attacked the 18th Japanese Division in Burma. This action enabled Stilwell to gain control of the Hakawing Valley.
Operation Thursday was launched by Orde Wingate in Burma on 5th March, 1944. The Chindits established Broadway, a jungle clearing 200 miles behind Japanese lines. This included an airstrip that enabled supplies and reinforcements to be flown in and the wounded flown out. Over the next few months the Chindits destroyed Japanese roads, railways, bridges and convoys. Once again the Chindits suffered heavy losses. Wingate was himself killed when his plane crashed into a hillside near Imphal during a storm on 14th March 1944.
By May 1944 Major General Frank Merrill had lost 700 men and had to be reinforced with Chinese troops. On the way to Myitkyina the Marauders marched for 750 miles and fought in 5 major engagements and 32 skirmishes with the Japanese Army. Casualties were high and only 1,300 Marauders reached their objective and of these, 679 had to be hospitalized. This included Merrill who had suffered a second-heart attack before going down with malaria. The rest of the Marauders had to wait for reinforcements before Myitkyina was taken on 3rd August 1944.
In August 1944 Stilwell was promoted to full general and two months later was recalled to the United States and was replaced by General Albert Wedemeyer. He was appointed as head of Armed Ground Forces until given the task of replacing General Simon Buckner as commander of the 10th Army.
Stilwell arrived at Okinawa on 23rd June but by that time the battle was virtually over and the following month he took over from Chester Nimitz as military governor of the Ryukyus. Considered to be temperamentally unsuitable for this job he was recalled to Washington in October 1945. Joseph Stilwell died of stomach cancer on 12th October 1946."
"Joseph Stilwell
Joseph Stilwell
Joseph Stilwell, the son of a businessman, was born in Florida on 19th March 1883. He attended the West Point Military Academy and graduated in 1904 (32/124) and was commissioned as an infantryman.
Stilwell served in the Philippines before returning to West Point to teach English, French, Spanish and History. An outstanding sportsman, he also coached basketball, athletics, baseball and football.
During the First World War Stilwell served as an intelligence officer in France where he won the DSM and helped plan the St Mihiel offensive (September, 1918).
Stilwell had three tours of duty in China (1920-23, 1926-29 and 1935-39) and was in the country when the Japanese Army invaded in 1937.
General George Marshall, who had been impressed with Stilwell when he was head of the tactical section of the Infantry School, arranged for him to become commander of the 7th Infantry Division in July 1940. The following year he became head of the 3rd Corps.
Promoted to the rank of lieutenant general, he was sent to establish American Army Forces, China, Burma and India (CBI). By the time he had arrived in India on 25th February 1942, Singapore and Burma had both been invaded by the Japanese Army . He immediately began talks with Chaing Kai-Shek, the military leader in China. Eventually Kai-Shek gave permission for Stilwell to take command of Chinese forces in Burma.
On 2nd May 1942, General Harold Alexander, Allied commander in Burma, ordered a general retreat to India. An aircraft was provided to take Stilwell and his staff out of the country. However, Stilwell refused the offer claiming that it would have a bad psychological effect on his Chinese troops. Stilwell now began his long march and covering about 15 miles a day through difficult terrain, reached Delhi on 24th May. However, by this time most of his troops had deserted and gone back to China.
Stilwell established the American Army Forces, China, Burma and India headquarters in New Delhi and Ramgarh became the main training centre for Chinese troops in India. Chaing Kai-Shek also gave Stilwell command of what was left of the 22nd and 38th Divisions of the Chinese Army.
In February 1943, Orde Wingate and 3,000 Chindits were sent to Burma. Their task was to disrupt Japanese communications, attack outposts and destroy bridges. The operation was very costly and of the 2,000 who returned, 600 never recovered to be able to fight again.
Orde Wingate met Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt in August 1943 and explained his theory of Long Range Penetration. Churchill was impressed and agreed to expand the size of the Chindits and Wingate was promoted to major general and given six brigades (3rd Indian Division). Roosevelt also decided to create a similar group led by the the American officer, Frank Merrill.
Orde Wingate returned to India in September 1943 and began to plan Operation Thursday. The plan was aimed at destroying Japanese communications from southern Burma to those fighting Stilwell in the north and William Slim in Imphal and Kohima.
On 24th February 1944, Major General Frank Merrill and his troops, known as the Merrill's Marauders, attacked the 18th Japanese Division in Burma. This action enabled Stilwell to gain control of the Hakawing Valley.
Operation Thursday was launched by Orde Wingate in Burma on 5th March, 1944. The Chindits established Broadway, a jungle clearing 200 miles behind Japanese lines. This included an airstrip that enabled supplies and reinforcements to be flown in and the wounded flown out. Over the next few months the Chindits destroyed Japanese roads, railways, bridges and convoys. Once again the Chindits suffered heavy losses. Wingate was himself killed when his plane crashed into a hillside near Imphal during a storm on 14th March 1944.
By May 1944 Major General Frank Merrill had lost 700 men and had to be reinforced with Chinese troops. On the way to Myitkyina the Marauders marched for 750 miles and fought in 5 major engagements and 32 skirmishes with the Japanese Army. Casualties were high and only 1,300 Marauders reached their objective and of these, 679 had to be hospitalized. This included Merrill who had suffered a second-heart attack before going down with malaria. The rest of the Marauders had to wait for reinforcements before Myitkyina was taken on 3rd August 1944.
In August 1944 Stilwell was promoted to full general and two months later was recalled to the United States and was replaced by General Albert Wedemeyer. He was appointed as head of Armed Ground Forces until given the task of replacing General Simon Buckner as commander of the 10th Army.
Stilwell arrived at Okinawa on 23rd June but by that time the battle was virtually over and the following month he took over from Chester Nimitz as military governor of the Ryukyus. Considered to be temperamentally unsuitable for this job he was recalled to Washington in October 1945. Joseph Stilwell died of stomach cancer on 12th October 1946."
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The Stilwell Road - 1945 WWII Ledo Road Ronald Reagan 80720 HD
Support Our Channel : https://www.patreon.com/PeriscopeFilm The Stilwell Road was a propaganda film produced by the American Office of War Information and th...
Thank you, my friend SGT (Join to see) for making us aware that January 27, 1945, General "Vinegar Joe" Stillwell and truck convoy reopen Burma Road to China.
Background from the 2015 Register of Graduates and Former cadets of USMA, West Point
He graduated from my alma mater, USMA, West Point with the class of 1904 as graduate number 4,246 on June 15, 1904. He graduated as an infantry officer, taught at West Point. He served as an intelligence officer in 4th Corps of the American Expeditionary Force in WWI and in post-WWI in Germany.
He served in China repeatedly [22-23, 26-29, and in Manchuria 35-39].
He commanded 3rd Corps as a Major General in 1940.
He commanded China Burma India Theater
The Stilwell Road - 1945 WWII Ledo Road Ronald Reagan 80720 HD
The Stilwell Road was a propaganda film produced by the American Office of War Information and the British and Indian film units in 1945 detailing the creation of the Ledo Road, also known as the Stilwell Road after the U.S. General Joseph Stilwell. The movie was narrated by Ronald Reagan.
The film opens with a message telling the audience that the film is about more than the building of a road in the jungle; it is also the story of Scots, Irish, English, Americans, Africans, Indians, and Chinese working together to win the war, and that they are now ready to work together to win a peaceful post war world as well.
The hour-length film concentrates mostly on the importance of the Burma Campaign and the Burma Road in supplying Chinese nationalist army and American forces (the tactical Fourteenth Air Force and strategic XX Bomber Command of "Operation Matterhorn") in the Republic of China with supplies to resist Japanese domination, in much the same way Persian Corridor needed to be kept open to keep the USSR supplied by the Western Allies. But the forces there have confront harsh terrain and monsoons and are driven out in early 1942. Still, working in Assam and British India, the Allies work to keep supplies flowing to General Stilwell and Chiang Kai-Shek by making the Ledo Road which replaced the severed Burma Road.
Also covered are Japan's abortive invasion of India in 1943 and the gradual retaking of Burma."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVyLkG7RXiw
Images:
1. The Walkout from Burma 1942. Joseph Stilwell in front his Aides, Frank Dorn 2d [USMA class of 1923 Cullum number 7,122] while Dick Young is 3d.
2. General Joseph Stilwell holding a roadside conference with Brigadier General Lewis Pick whose engineers were instrumental in the completion of the Burma Road, Burma, 1944.
3. Lieutenant General Joseph Stilwell in a Jeep adapted for rail use, Myitkyina, Burma, 18 Jul 1944
4. Lieutenant General Joseph Stilwell speaking to combat engineers, Myitkyina, Burma, 18 Jul 1944
Background from [https://ww2db.com/person_bio.php?person_id=18]
"Joseph Stilwell Contributor: C. Peter Chen
Joseph Stilwell
Born 19 Mar 1883
Died 12 Oct 1946
Joseph Warren Stilwell was born in Palatka, Florida, United States to Benjamin Stilwell, a businessman who held a law degree and a medical doctor degree. His mother was Mary Peene, daughter of the founder of Ben Franklin Shipping Lines. In his youth he had spent time in Florida as well as Yonkers, New York, United States. He was commissioned in the infantry in the Philippine Islands after graduating from the United States Military Academy at West Point in the state of New York in 1904, and again served in the Philippine Islands in 1912. During WW1, he served as the Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence in IV Corps of the American Expeditionary Forces. During the interwar years, he served three times in China, which allowed him to speak Chinese with fair fluency. A natural linguist, he also had understanding of French, Spanish, and Japanese languages; in his short tenure as an instructor at West Point, he taught some of those languages. In the 1930s, as the Japanese military increasingly violated Chinese soverignty, he was also given the opportunity to observe various tactics that the Japanese Army employed. His third posting to China was perhaps his most important one in his career, during which he was the military attaché of the US Legation in Beiping (now Beijing) in northern China between 1935 and 1940; during this tenure he met Chiang Kaishek in Dec 1938. In between his tours of duty in China, he also held several staff officer positions in the United States where he served with future WW2 leaders such as George Marshall and Omar Bradley. As an instructor at the Infantry School at Fort Benning in Georgia, United States, one of his students drew a cartoon of Stilwell rising out of a vinegar bottle, portraying his sore personality, and the name "Vinegar Joe" stuck with him for the rest of his career. He was indeed a bitter person, and would stingingly coin malicious nicknames for men he did not favor behind their backs. He was known to call President Franklin Roosevelt "Rubber Legs", for example, mocking Roosevelt's physical disability. The most well known of these nicknames was "Peanut" for Chiang, for that Stilwell mistook Chiang's distinctly Chinese style of leadership for lack of ability.
Between 1940 and 1941, Stilwell was the commanding officer of the 7th Division at Ford Ord, California, United States. He was a cinephile; even in the confusing month of Dec 1941 as a commander in the Los Angeles area he watched Walt Disney's animated feature "Dumbo" twice.
With the rank of lieutenant general, Stilwell returned to Asia as the commander of the American Army Forces of the China-Burma-India (CBI) Theater. Arriving in 25 Feb 1942 in India to fill this capacity, he was faced with the challenge of dealing with well-entrenched Japanese forces in Burma, Siam, Malaya, and Indochina. In a surprising move, he successfully negotiated with Chiang for control over the Chinese forces, and created a nominally integrated Chinese-American army. He did run into frustrations when issuing orders Chinese units, however, as divisional commanders often would not obey his orders without re-confirming with Chiang first, a bureaucracy that Chiang purposefully implemented to keep western influence in check. This, plus other experiences he had, led to Stilwell's dislike for the Chinese leadership, which he described as "oily politicians... treacherous quitters, selfish, conscienceless, unprincipled crooks". This dislike for Chinese leaders was generally recipricated, for that the Chinese viewed Stilwell as the epitomy of western arrogance, as one who suffered from the white savior attitude typical of the colonial era. Chiang, for example, more than once complained to US leaders of Stilwell's "recklessness, insubordination, contempt and arrogance". Stilwell not only clashed with the Chinese, but his confrontational attitude brought disharmony with westerners as well. General George Giffard of the British 11th Army Group who went as far as suggesting that the Northern Combat Area Command (NCAC) should be transferred from Stilwell to Supreme Allied Command, for that Stilwell could not maintain an effective working relationship with the British. Claire Chennault, a US general who was able to work closely with Chiang, also disliked Stilwell.
As the Supreme Allied Commander of the China-Burma-India Theater (CBI Theater), Stilwell held three roles simultaneously:
• Chief of Staff to Chiang Kaishek in Chongqing, China
• Deputy Allied Supreme Commander at Kandy, Ceylon
• Commander of the NCAC in northern Burma
On 24 Feb 1944 Stilwell launched a campaign to regain Burma. Brigadier General Frank Merrill was placed in command of the 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional), also known as Merrill's Marauders, and successfully gained control of the Hakawing Valley, paving way to regaining the valuable airfields at Myitkyina and later reopening the supply routes into China.
During this time in China, Stilwell was accused of nepotism for that he had assigned his son, Colonel Joseph Stilwell, to serve as his head of intelligence, while two sons-in-law were his liaisons with various Chinese military commands.
In Oct 1944, his disagreements with Chiang reached a critical level, resulting in his removal from the CBI Theater as recommended by Patrick Hurley and approved by Roosevelt. Three generals were needed to take over the three roles that Stilwell held. US Army Chief of Staff Marshall, though disappointed in Stilwell's failure in working with foreign allies, still regarded his leadership capabilities highly, thus chose to place Stilwell in command of the Tenth Army for the final stages of the Battle of Okinawa.
In Harold Alexander's 1961 memoirs, the former British general commented on Stilwell's leadership:
I don't think that Stilwell had much of an opinion of us British, but personally he and I got on well together. I always felt that he disliked his position with the Chinese: he was a very senior American general and probably had the feeling that he ought to have been playing a greater part in the war, instead of being relegated to a backwater.... Certainly, in those dark days he was no defeatist; on the contrary, he showed great courage and fight. When the campaign collapsed he found his way back to India through the jungle on foot, having done all he could for his Chinese forces.
William Slim also regarded Stilwell highly despite Stilwell's known bias against the British, noting:
He was not a great soldier in the highest sense, but he was a real leader in the field; no one else I know could have made his Chinese do what they did. He was, undoubtedly, the most colourful character in South East Asia - and I liked him.
Alan Brooke, however, thought little of Stilwell:
[Although Stilwell] was a stouthearted fighter, suitable to lead a brigade of Chinese scallywags, I could see no qualities in him. He was a Chinese linguist, but had little military knowledge and no strategic ability of any kind. His worst failing, however, was his deep rooted hatred of anybody or anything British! It was practically impossible to establish friendly relationship with either him or the troops under his command. He did a vast amount of harm by vitiating the relations between America and British both in India and Burma.
Stilwell passed away in 1946 after surgery to remove stomach cancer. His ashes were scattered over the Pacific Ocean.
Frank McLynn, The Burma Campaign
Joseph Persico, Roosevelt's Centurions
Nathan Prefer, Vinegar Joe's War
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Joseph Stilwell Timeline
19 Mar 1883 Joseph Stilwell was born in Palatka, Florida, United States.
15 Jun 1904 Joseph Stilwell graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, United States.
1 Oct 1904 Joseph Stilwell boarded US Army Transport Sheridan on the west coast of the United States.
29 Oct 1904 Joseph Stilwell disembarked US Army Transport Sheridan in the Philippine Islands.
7 Nov 1904 Joseph Stilwell arrived at Camp Jossman on the island of Guimaras in the Philippine Islands.
9 Apr 1906 Joseph Stilwell departed Philippine Islands.
15 May 1906 Joseph Stilwell arrived in the United States.
22 Aug 1906 Joseph Stilwell was assigned to the Department of Modern Languages at the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York, United States.
20 Jun 1907 Joseph Stilwell arrived in Guatemala.
9 Aug 1907 Joseph Stilwell returned to the United States.
28 Jun 1908 Joseph Stilwell arrived in Mexico.
1 Aug 1908 Joseph Stilwell returned to the United States.
25 Jun 1909 Joseph Stilwell began a trip to Honduras, Salvador, and Guatemala.
4 Aug 1909 Joseph Stilwell returned to the United States.
5 Jan 1911 Joseph Stilwell boarded US Army Transport Sherman on the west coast of the United States.
31 Jan 1911 Joseph Stilwell disembarked US Army Transport Sherman in the Philippine Islands.
1 Feb 1911 Joseph Stilwell was assigned to Fort William McKinley in Manila, Philippine Islands.
4 Jun 1911 Joseph Stilwell was assigned to Company D of 12th Infantry Regiment at Fort William McKinley in Manila, Philippine Islands.
15 Sep 1911 Joseph Stilwell departed Philippine Islands for China.
14 Dec 1911 Joseph Stilwell returned to the Philippine Islands from China.
11 Feb 1912 Joseph Stilwell returned to the United States.
30 Apr 1913 Joseph Stilwell began a period of leave in the United States.
31 May 1913 Joseph Stilwell ended a period of leave in the United States.
1 Jun 1913 Joseph Stilwell arrived at Fort Niagara, New York, United States for Army Infantry Rifle Team tryouts.
27 Jun 1913 Joseph Stilwell departed Fort Niagara, New York, United States.
18 Aug 1913 Joseph Stilwell was assigned to the Department of English and History at the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, United States.
2 Jun 1914 Joseph Stilwell departed the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, United States.
3 Jun 1914 Joseph Stilwell boarded the ship Lorraine in the United States for Spain.
10 Jun 1914 Joseph Stilwell arrived in Madrid, Spain.
15 Jun 1914 Joseph Stilwell began a course in Spanish while in Madrid, Spain.
6 Aug 1914 Joseph Stilwell completed a course in the Spanish language while in Madrid, Spain.
8 Aug 1914 Joseph Stilwell boarded RMS Ivernia at Gibraltar.
20 Aug 1914 Joseph Stilwell disembarked RMS Ivernia at Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
28 Aug 1914 Joseph Stilwell was assigned to the Department of Modern Languages at the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York, United States.
22 Apr 1915 Joseph Stilwell departed the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York, United States.
26 Apr 1915 Joseph Stilwell arrived at Madison Barracks, Sackets Harbor, New York, United States.
27 Apr 1915 Joseph Stilwell was assigned to the 3rd Infantry Regiment at Madison Barracks, Sackets Harbor, New York, United States.
27 Sep 1915 Joseph Stilwell went on leave in the United States.
1 Oct 1915 Joseph Stilwell was assigend to the Department of Modern Languages at the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, United States.
24 Aug 1916 Joseph Stilwell departed the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, United States.
25 Aug 1917 Joseph Stilwell was assigned to Camp Lee in Prince George County, Virginia, United States.
30 Dec 1917 Joseph Stilwell departed Camp Lee in Prince George County, Virginia, United States.
7 Jan 1918 Joseph Stilwell boarded USMS New York at New York, New York, United States.
19 Jan 1918 Joseph Stilwell disembarked USMS New York at Le Havre, France and was assigned to the AEF General Headquarters in Chaumont, France.
6 Feb 1918 Joseph Stilwell departed from the AEF General Headquarters in Chaumont, France.
10 Feb 1918 Joseph Stilwell was attached to the British 58th Division in the La Fère Sector in France.
16 Feb 1918 Joseph Stilwell was assigned to an army intelligence course at Langres, France.
28 Feb 1918 Joseph Stilwell was attached to the AEF General Headquarters in Chaumont, France.
17 Mar 1918 Joseph Stilwell departed the AEF General Headquarters in Chaumont, France.
20 Mar 1918 Joseph Stilwell was attached to the French 17th Corps in the Verdun Sector in France.
30 Apr 1918 Joseph Stilwell was attached to the AEF General Headquarters in Chaumont, France.
6 Jun 1918 Joseph Stilwell was attached the the G-2 Section of US 2nd Corps in France.
15 Jun 1918 Joseph Stilwell was temporarily unassigned from the G-2 Section of the US 2nd Corps in France.
19 Jun 1918 Joseph Stilwell was made the Assistant Chief of Staff, G-2, US 4th Corps in Toul Sector of France.
20 Jan 1919 Joseph Stilwell was made the Assistant Chief of Staff, G-1, US 4th Corps in Cochem, Germany.
23 Jun 1919 Joseph Stilwell stepped down as the Assistant Chief of Staff, G-1, US 4th Corps in Cochem, Germany.
15 Jul 1919 Joseph Stilwell arrived in the United States.
16 Jul 1919 Joseph Stilwell began a period of leave in the United States.
29 Aug 1919 Joseph Stilwell ended a period of leave in the United States.
29 Aug 1919 Joseph Stilwell enrolled in the University of California in Berkeley, California, United States to study Chinese.
17 May 1920 Joseph Stilwell completed a Chinese curriculum at the University of California in Berkeley, California, United States.
18 May 1920 Joseph Stilwell began a period of leave in the United States.
4 Aug 1920 Joseph Stilwell ended a period of leave in the United States.
5 Aug 1920 Joseph Stilwell boarded USAT Madawaska in California, United States.
31 Aug 1920 Joseph Stilwell disembarked USAT Madawaska at Manila, Philippine Islands.
20 Sep 1920 Joseph Stilwell arrived in Beijing, China to study Chinese.
8 Jul 1923 Joseph Stilwell boarded USAT Thomas in China.
31 Jul 1923 Joseph Stilwell disembarked USAT Thomas in the United States.
1 Aug 1923 Joseph Stilwell began a period of leave in the United States.
9 Sep 1923 Joseph Stilwell ended a period of leave in the United States.
10 Sep 1923 Joseph Stilwell enrolled in the Advanced Officer's Course, Infantry School at Fort Benning, Georgia, United States.
29 May 1924 Joseph Stilwell completed the Advanced Officer's Course, Infantry School at Fort Benning, Georgia, United States.
30 May 1924 Joseph Stilwell was made the Assistant Executive at Fort Benning, Georgia, United States.
30 May 1925 Joseph Stilwell stepped down as the Assistant Executive at Fort Benning, Georgia, United States.
31 May 1925 Joseph Stilwell began a period of leave in the United States.
21 Aug 1925 Joseph Stilwell ended a period of leave in the United States.
22 Aug 1925 Joseph Stilwell was made a Student Officer at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, United States.
30 Jun 1926 Joseph Stilwell stepped down as a Student Officer at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, United States.
20 Aug 1926 Joseph Stilwell boarded USAT Thomas in the United States.
28 Sep 1926 Joseph Stilwell disembarked USAT Thomas at Tianjin, China.
29 Sep 1926 Joseph Stilwell was assigned to the 15th Infantry Regiment in Tianjin, China.
1 Oct 1926 Joseph Stilwell was made the commanding officer of a provisional battalion of the 15th Infantry Regiment in Tianjin, China.
6 Dec 1926 Joseph Stilwell was made the commanding officer of 2nd Battalion of the 15th Infantry Regiment in Tianjin, China.
1 May 1927 Joseph Stilwell was made the executive officer of 15th Infantry Regiment in Tianjin, China.
5 Sep 1927 Joseph Stilwell departed Tianjin, China for a tour of Korea and Japan.
25 Sep 1927 Joseph Stilwell returned to Tianjin, China.
1 Nov 1927 Joseph Stilwell was made the commanding officer of a provisional battalion of the 15th Infantry Regiment in Tianjin, China.
24 Dec 1927 Joseph Stilwell was made the executive officer of 15th Infantry Regiment in Tianjin, China.
22 Feb 1928 Joseph Stilwell was made the Post Executive Officer at Tianjin, China.
1 Jul 1928 Joseph Stilwell was made the Chief of Staff of US forces in China.
22 Sep 1928 Joseph Stilwell departed Tianjin, China for a tour of Japan.
30 Oct 1928 Joseph Stilwell returned to Tianjin, China.
10 Mar 1929 Joseph Stilwell departed Tianjin, China for a tour of Korea and Japan.
1 Apr 1929 Joseph Stilwell returned to Tianjin, China.
17 Apr 1929 Joseph Stilwell boarded USAT Grant in China.
7 May 1929 Joseph Stilwell disembarked USAT Grant at San Francisco, California, United States.
14 May 1929 Joseph Stilwell departed San Francisco, California, United States.
31 May 1929 Joseph Stilwell arrived at New York, New York, United States.
1 Jun 1929 Joseph Stilwell began a period of leave in the United States.
9 Jul 1929 Joseph Stilwell ended a period of leave in the United States.
10 Jul 1929 Joseph Stilwell was made an instructor in tactics at Fort Benning, Georgia, Unietd States.
30 May 1933 Joseph Stilwell stepped down as the Chief of First Section (Tactics) at Fort Benning, Georgia, United States.
6 Jun 1933 Joseph Stilwell arrived in San Diego, California, United States.
20 Apr 1935 Joseph Stilwell began a period of leave in the United States.
4 Jun 1935 Joseph Stilwell ended a period of leave in the United States.
5 Jun 1935 Joseph Stilwell boarded USAT Grant at San Francisco, California, United States.
6 Jul 1935 Joseph Stilwell disembarked USAT Grant in China.
7 Jul 1935 Joseph Stilwell was made a military attaché to China and Siam; he was to be based in Beiping, China.
13 May 1939 Joseph Stilwell began a period of leave in China. In the following two months he would visit various locales in French Indochina; Siam; British Malaya; Java, Dutch East Indies; and the Philippine Islands.
24 Jul 1939 Joseph Stilwell boarded USAT Grant in the Philippine Islands.
14 Aug 1939 Joseph Stilwell disembarked USAT Grant in the United States.
16 Aug 1939 Joseph Stilwell began a period of leave in the United States.
23 Sep 1939 Joseph Stilwell ended a period of leave in the United States.
24 Sep 1939 Joseph Stilwell was made the commanding officer of the 3rd Brigade at Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas, United States.
8 Oct 1939 Joseph Stilwell was made the Infantry Commander of the 2nd Division at Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas, United States.
1 Jul 1940 Joseph Stilwell was made the commanding officer of the 7th Division at Fort Ord, Seaside, California, United States.
25 Jul 1941 Joseph Stilwell was made the commanding officer of III Corps at Presidio of Monterey, California, United States.
24 Dec 1941 Joseph Stilwell arrived in Washington, DC, United States to assist in the planning of the invasion of North Africa.
2 Jan 1942 Chiang Kaishek cabled US President Roosevelt asking the President to nominate a trusted American General to act as Chief of Staff in the China Theatre. The Americans responded by suggesting that the functions of Chief of Staff China Theatre should be combined with Commander of the China-Burma-India Theatre and Supervisor of Lend-Lease material. Brigadier-General John Magruder of the American Military Mission to China was not senior enough (and was already disillusioned with the Chinese) and when Lieutenant General Hugh A. Drum turned down the position it was finally offered to Major General Joseph W. Stilwell who reluctantly agreed to go where he was sent.
20 Jan 1942 President Roosevelt suggested to a Cabinet meeting that an air freight and alternative land route be considered for the supply of China - this task to be added to Stilwell's already considerable responsibilities.
23 Jan 1942 In Washington, DC, United States, George Marshall told Joseph Stilwell that Stilwell was definitely going to be sent to China. Stilwell began assembling a staff for his upcoming mission to China.
2 Feb 1942 US President Franklin Roosevelt officially named Joseph Stilwell as the Chief of Staff to Chiang Kaishek.
25 Feb 1942 Joseph Stilwell arrived in India.
3 Mar 1942 Joseph Stilwell met with Chiang Kaishek in Lashio, Burma. At the conclusion of the meeting Stilwell officially assumed the title of Chief of Staff to the Supreme Commander of the China Theater and Commanding General of US Army Forces in the China Theater of Operation, Burma, and India.
9 Mar 1942
Joseph Stilwell had dinner with Chiang Kaishek and his family; in a private conversation afterwards, Chiang hinted to Stilwell that he had no intention of sacrificing Chinese troops in the doomed defense of Mandalay, Burma.
12 Mar 1942 US Army Lieutenant General Joseph Stilwell was named the commander of American forces in the CBI theater.
13 Mar 1942 Joseph Stilwell met with Harold Alexander. Stilwell's diary entry for the day noted that he was unimpressed with the British general.
1 Apr 1942 Joseph Stilwell arrived in Chongqing, China, threatening to resign his post as Chiang's chief of staff over Chinese field commanders' insubordination.
19 Apr 1942 Chiang Kaishek, Song Meiling, and Joseph Stilwell met at Maymyo, Burma.
15 May 1942 Joseph Stilwell arrived in India.
3 Jun 1942 Joseph Stilwell arrived in Chongqing, China. Later on the same day, Stilwell met with Chiang Kaishek who urged for more Lend-Lease supplies; in the same meeting, Stilwell asked Chiang to purge the Chinese officer corps of those responsible for the recent poor performance in Burma.
22 Jun 1942 Joseph Stilwell was made the Comanding General, China-Burma-India Theater.
24 Jun 1942 Joseph Stilwell, with Song Meiling in his support, convinced Chiang Kaishek to agree to sending Chinese troops to India for training.
19 Jul 1942 Joseph Stilwell devised the X-Y Plan for 20 to 30 Chinese divisions to invade northern Burma with the ultimate goal being Rangoon in the south.
7 Aug 1942 Joseph Stilwell departed Chongqing, China for Delhi, India via Assam in northeastern India.
12 Aug 1942 In India, Joseph Stilwell departed Delhi for Karachi.
16 Aug 1942 In India, Joseph Stilwell departed Delhi for Ramgarh, the Chinese troops training site.
30 Aug 1942 Joseph Stilwell met with Archibald Wavell in Delhi, India, then had dinner with Lord Linlithgow.
6 Sep 1942 Joseph Stilwell departed Delhi, India for Chongqing, China.
7 Sep 1942 Joseph Stilwell arrived in Chongqing, China; later on the same day he met with Song Meiling.
21 Sep 1942 Joseph Stilwell had dinner with the Chiang household and shared photographs of the Chinese troop training at Ramgarh, India. In Stilwell's diary entry for the day, he noted that he was able to converse with Chiang Kaishek entirely in Chinese for the first time without the help of Song Meiling who usually helped in the role of translator.
27 Sep 1942 Joseph Stilwell received orders to plan for an offensive into northern Burma to open the Ledo Road and Burma Road.
15 Oct 1942 Joseph Stilwell departed Chongqing, China or Delhi, India.
17 Oct 1942 Joseph Stilwell arrived in Delhi, India.
19 Oct 1942 Joseph Stilwell convinced Archibald Wavell to commit to an offensive in Burma in cooperation with the Sino-American forces.
26 Oct 1942 Joseph Stilwell announced his intention to establish his forward base at Ledo, India for the planned offensive into Burma.
26 Jan 1943 Chiang Kaishek held a celebratory dinner for Joseph Stilwell for having recently earned the Distinguished Service Cross medal.
1 Feb 1943 Joseph Stilwell departed Chongqing, China for India.
9 Feb 1943 Chinese leaders Song Ziwen and He Yingqin, British leaders Archibald Wavell and John Dill, and American leaders Henry Arnold, Joseph Stilwell, Clayton Bissell, and Brehon Somervell met in Delhi, India.
20 Apr 1943 Joseph Stilwell was invited to join in on the meeting already arranged between Franklin Roosevelt and Claire Chennault.
21 Apr 1943 Joseph Stilwell and Claire Chennault departed Chongqing, China.
29 Apr 1943 Joseph Stilwell and Claire Chennault arrived in Washington DC, United States.
14 May 1943 Joseph Stilwell arrived in Washington DC, United States to attend the Trident Conference.
14 Jul 1943 Joseph Stilwell departed China for India.
1 Sep 1943 Chinese General He Yingqin tentatively planned to organize 45 divisions stationed in southern China into a cohesive force, Zebra Force, which Joseph Stilwell wished to establish.
7 Oct 1943 Joseph Stilwell met with the newly arrived Louis Mountbatten in Delhi, India.
15 Nov 1943 Joseph Stilwell departed Chongqing, China.
20 Nov 1943 Joseph Stilwell arrived at Cairo, Egypt and checked into the Mena House hotel.
8 Dec 1943 Joseph Stilwell departed Cairo, Egypt.
12 Dec 1943 Joseph Stilwell arrived in Chongqing, China.
16 Dec 1943 Joseph Stilwell met with Chiang Kaishek in Chongqing, China. Chiang told Stilwell that he would only allow a major Chinese offensive into Burma if the Allies could achieve a three-to-one numerical superiority against the Japanese. He also turned over full command of the two Chinese divisions training in Ramgarh, India to Stilwell, who immediately prepared them for operations in northern Burma.
18 Dec 1943 Joseph Stillwell became the first foreigner to command Chinese troops without any conditions.
20 Dec 1943 Joseph Stilwell departed Chongqing, China for Burma.
21 Dec 1943 Joseph Stilwell arrived in his field headquarters in Burma.
3 May 1944 The US Joint Chiefs of Staff directed Joseph Stilwell to make Myitkyina, Burma his primary goal, independent of SEAC, in order to develop communications with China in support of the American effort in the Pacific.
1 Aug 1944 Joseph Stilwell met with Louis Mountbatten at Kandy, Ceylon to discuss Stilwell's temporary command over Mountbatten's theater while Mountbatten planned for a trip to Britain.
30 Aug 1944 Joseph Stilwell departed Kandy, Ceylon for Delhi, India to meet with Patrick Hurley.
8 Sep 1944 Joseph Stilwell rejected Chiang Kaishek and Patrick Hurley's recommendation to march on Bhamo, Buma, citing troop exhaustion.
13 Sep 1944 Joseph Stilwell told leader Mao Zedong's envoys that he would begin to arrange Lend-Lease supplies for the Chinese communists.
19 Sep 1944 Joseph Stilwell personally handed Chiang Kaishek a message from Franklin Roosevelt which noted that Stilwell was to be given unrestricted powers in China.
1 Oct 1944 Joseph Stilwell's diary entry for this date noted that he felt he was about to be ousted by Franklin Roosevelt.
19 Oct 1944 Franklin Roosevelt relieved Joseph Stilwell from all commands in China and recalled him to the United States.
20 Oct 1944 Joseph Stilwell bid his final farewell to Chiang Kaishek at Chiang's home in Chongqing, China.
21 Oct 1944 Joseph Stilwell departed Chongqing, China in the afternoon for the United States via India.
26 Oct 1944 Joseph Stilwell officially stepped down as the Commanding General, China-Burma-India Theater.
22 Jan 1945 Joseph Stilwell arrived in the United States.
24 Jan 1945 Joseph Stilwell was made the Commanding General, Army Ground Forces.
24 May 1945 Joseph Stilwell arrived in Manila, Philippine Islands.
18 Jun 1945 Douglas MacArthur offered Joseph Stilwell the position as his chief of staff, but Stilwell turned it down, citing that he preferred to command troops.
21 Jun 1945 Joseph Stilwell stepped down as the Commanding General, Army Ground Forces.
23 Jun 1945 Joseph Stilwell accepted Douglas MacArthur's offer to make him the commanding officer of the 10th Army, which consisted of American, Canadian, Australian, and Indian troops.
15 Oct 1945 Joseph Stilwell stepped down as the commanding officer of 10th Army in Okinawa, Japan.
1 Nov 1945 Joseph Stilwell was attached to the War Equipment Board in Washington, DC, United States.
19 Jan 1946 Joseph Stilwell stepped down from his position at the War Equipment Board in Washington, DC, United States.
22 Jan 1946 Joseph Stilwell was made the commanding officer of Western Defense Command, Presidio of San Francisco, California, United States.
28 Feb 1946 Joseph Stilwell stepped down as the commanding officer of Western Defense Command, Presidio of San Francisco, California, United States.
1 Mar 1946 Joseph Stilwell was made the commanding officer of 6th Army at Presidio of San Francisco, California, United States.
25 Jun 1946 Joseph Stilwell served as an observer at the Bikini Islands for atomic bomb tests.
31 Jul 1946 Joseph Stilwell completed his mission as an observer at the Bikini Islands for atomic bomb tests, and departed for San Francisco, California, United States.
12 Oct 1946 Joseph Stilwell passed away from stomach cancer at the Presidio of San Francisco military base in San Francisco, California, United States."
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Background from the 2015 Register of Graduates and Former cadets of USMA, West Point
He graduated from my alma mater, USMA, West Point with the class of 1904 as graduate number 4,246 on June 15, 1904. He graduated as an infantry officer, taught at West Point. He served as an intelligence officer in 4th Corps of the American Expeditionary Force in WWI and in post-WWI in Germany.
He served in China repeatedly [22-23, 26-29, and in Manchuria 35-39].
He commanded 3rd Corps as a Major General in 1940.
He commanded China Burma India Theater
The Stilwell Road - 1945 WWII Ledo Road Ronald Reagan 80720 HD
The Stilwell Road was a propaganda film produced by the American Office of War Information and the British and Indian film units in 1945 detailing the creation of the Ledo Road, also known as the Stilwell Road after the U.S. General Joseph Stilwell. The movie was narrated by Ronald Reagan.
The film opens with a message telling the audience that the film is about more than the building of a road in the jungle; it is also the story of Scots, Irish, English, Americans, Africans, Indians, and Chinese working together to win the war, and that they are now ready to work together to win a peaceful post war world as well.
The hour-length film concentrates mostly on the importance of the Burma Campaign and the Burma Road in supplying Chinese nationalist army and American forces (the tactical Fourteenth Air Force and strategic XX Bomber Command of "Operation Matterhorn") in the Republic of China with supplies to resist Japanese domination, in much the same way Persian Corridor needed to be kept open to keep the USSR supplied by the Western Allies. But the forces there have confront harsh terrain and monsoons and are driven out in early 1942. Still, working in Assam and British India, the Allies work to keep supplies flowing to General Stilwell and Chiang Kai-Shek by making the Ledo Road which replaced the severed Burma Road.
Also covered are Japan's abortive invasion of India in 1943 and the gradual retaking of Burma."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVyLkG7RXiw
Images:
1. The Walkout from Burma 1942. Joseph Stilwell in front his Aides, Frank Dorn 2d [USMA class of 1923 Cullum number 7,122] while Dick Young is 3d.
2. General Joseph Stilwell holding a roadside conference with Brigadier General Lewis Pick whose engineers were instrumental in the completion of the Burma Road, Burma, 1944.
3. Lieutenant General Joseph Stilwell in a Jeep adapted for rail use, Myitkyina, Burma, 18 Jul 1944
4. Lieutenant General Joseph Stilwell speaking to combat engineers, Myitkyina, Burma, 18 Jul 1944
Background from [https://ww2db.com/person_bio.php?person_id=18]
"Joseph Stilwell Contributor: C. Peter Chen
Joseph Stilwell
Born 19 Mar 1883
Died 12 Oct 1946
Joseph Warren Stilwell was born in Palatka, Florida, United States to Benjamin Stilwell, a businessman who held a law degree and a medical doctor degree. His mother was Mary Peene, daughter of the founder of Ben Franklin Shipping Lines. In his youth he had spent time in Florida as well as Yonkers, New York, United States. He was commissioned in the infantry in the Philippine Islands after graduating from the United States Military Academy at West Point in the state of New York in 1904, and again served in the Philippine Islands in 1912. During WW1, he served as the Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence in IV Corps of the American Expeditionary Forces. During the interwar years, he served three times in China, which allowed him to speak Chinese with fair fluency. A natural linguist, he also had understanding of French, Spanish, and Japanese languages; in his short tenure as an instructor at West Point, he taught some of those languages. In the 1930s, as the Japanese military increasingly violated Chinese soverignty, he was also given the opportunity to observe various tactics that the Japanese Army employed. His third posting to China was perhaps his most important one in his career, during which he was the military attaché of the US Legation in Beiping (now Beijing) in northern China between 1935 and 1940; during this tenure he met Chiang Kaishek in Dec 1938. In between his tours of duty in China, he also held several staff officer positions in the United States where he served with future WW2 leaders such as George Marshall and Omar Bradley. As an instructor at the Infantry School at Fort Benning in Georgia, United States, one of his students drew a cartoon of Stilwell rising out of a vinegar bottle, portraying his sore personality, and the name "Vinegar Joe" stuck with him for the rest of his career. He was indeed a bitter person, and would stingingly coin malicious nicknames for men he did not favor behind their backs. He was known to call President Franklin Roosevelt "Rubber Legs", for example, mocking Roosevelt's physical disability. The most well known of these nicknames was "Peanut" for Chiang, for that Stilwell mistook Chiang's distinctly Chinese style of leadership for lack of ability.
Between 1940 and 1941, Stilwell was the commanding officer of the 7th Division at Ford Ord, California, United States. He was a cinephile; even in the confusing month of Dec 1941 as a commander in the Los Angeles area he watched Walt Disney's animated feature "Dumbo" twice.
With the rank of lieutenant general, Stilwell returned to Asia as the commander of the American Army Forces of the China-Burma-India (CBI) Theater. Arriving in 25 Feb 1942 in India to fill this capacity, he was faced with the challenge of dealing with well-entrenched Japanese forces in Burma, Siam, Malaya, and Indochina. In a surprising move, he successfully negotiated with Chiang for control over the Chinese forces, and created a nominally integrated Chinese-American army. He did run into frustrations when issuing orders Chinese units, however, as divisional commanders often would not obey his orders without re-confirming with Chiang first, a bureaucracy that Chiang purposefully implemented to keep western influence in check. This, plus other experiences he had, led to Stilwell's dislike for the Chinese leadership, which he described as "oily politicians... treacherous quitters, selfish, conscienceless, unprincipled crooks". This dislike for Chinese leaders was generally recipricated, for that the Chinese viewed Stilwell as the epitomy of western arrogance, as one who suffered from the white savior attitude typical of the colonial era. Chiang, for example, more than once complained to US leaders of Stilwell's "recklessness, insubordination, contempt and arrogance". Stilwell not only clashed with the Chinese, but his confrontational attitude brought disharmony with westerners as well. General George Giffard of the British 11th Army Group who went as far as suggesting that the Northern Combat Area Command (NCAC) should be transferred from Stilwell to Supreme Allied Command, for that Stilwell could not maintain an effective working relationship with the British. Claire Chennault, a US general who was able to work closely with Chiang, also disliked Stilwell.
As the Supreme Allied Commander of the China-Burma-India Theater (CBI Theater), Stilwell held three roles simultaneously:
• Chief of Staff to Chiang Kaishek in Chongqing, China
• Deputy Allied Supreme Commander at Kandy, Ceylon
• Commander of the NCAC in northern Burma
On 24 Feb 1944 Stilwell launched a campaign to regain Burma. Brigadier General Frank Merrill was placed in command of the 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional), also known as Merrill's Marauders, and successfully gained control of the Hakawing Valley, paving way to regaining the valuable airfields at Myitkyina and later reopening the supply routes into China.
During this time in China, Stilwell was accused of nepotism for that he had assigned his son, Colonel Joseph Stilwell, to serve as his head of intelligence, while two sons-in-law were his liaisons with various Chinese military commands.
In Oct 1944, his disagreements with Chiang reached a critical level, resulting in his removal from the CBI Theater as recommended by Patrick Hurley and approved by Roosevelt. Three generals were needed to take over the three roles that Stilwell held. US Army Chief of Staff Marshall, though disappointed in Stilwell's failure in working with foreign allies, still regarded his leadership capabilities highly, thus chose to place Stilwell in command of the Tenth Army for the final stages of the Battle of Okinawa.
In Harold Alexander's 1961 memoirs, the former British general commented on Stilwell's leadership:
I don't think that Stilwell had much of an opinion of us British, but personally he and I got on well together. I always felt that he disliked his position with the Chinese: he was a very senior American general and probably had the feeling that he ought to have been playing a greater part in the war, instead of being relegated to a backwater.... Certainly, in those dark days he was no defeatist; on the contrary, he showed great courage and fight. When the campaign collapsed he found his way back to India through the jungle on foot, having done all he could for his Chinese forces.
William Slim also regarded Stilwell highly despite Stilwell's known bias against the British, noting:
He was not a great soldier in the highest sense, but he was a real leader in the field; no one else I know could have made his Chinese do what they did. He was, undoubtedly, the most colourful character in South East Asia - and I liked him.
Alan Brooke, however, thought little of Stilwell:
[Although Stilwell] was a stouthearted fighter, suitable to lead a brigade of Chinese scallywags, I could see no qualities in him. He was a Chinese linguist, but had little military knowledge and no strategic ability of any kind. His worst failing, however, was his deep rooted hatred of anybody or anything British! It was practically impossible to establish friendly relationship with either him or the troops under his command. He did a vast amount of harm by vitiating the relations between America and British both in India and Burma.
Stilwell passed away in 1946 after surgery to remove stomach cancer. His ashes were scattered over the Pacific Ocean.
Frank McLynn, The Burma Campaign
Joseph Persico, Roosevelt's Centurions
Nathan Prefer, Vinegar Joe's War
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Last Major Revision: Oct 2005
Joseph Stilwell Timeline
19 Mar 1883 Joseph Stilwell was born in Palatka, Florida, United States.
15 Jun 1904 Joseph Stilwell graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, United States.
1 Oct 1904 Joseph Stilwell boarded US Army Transport Sheridan on the west coast of the United States.
29 Oct 1904 Joseph Stilwell disembarked US Army Transport Sheridan in the Philippine Islands.
7 Nov 1904 Joseph Stilwell arrived at Camp Jossman on the island of Guimaras in the Philippine Islands.
9 Apr 1906 Joseph Stilwell departed Philippine Islands.
15 May 1906 Joseph Stilwell arrived in the United States.
22 Aug 1906 Joseph Stilwell was assigned to the Department of Modern Languages at the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York, United States.
20 Jun 1907 Joseph Stilwell arrived in Guatemala.
9 Aug 1907 Joseph Stilwell returned to the United States.
28 Jun 1908 Joseph Stilwell arrived in Mexico.
1 Aug 1908 Joseph Stilwell returned to the United States.
25 Jun 1909 Joseph Stilwell began a trip to Honduras, Salvador, and Guatemala.
4 Aug 1909 Joseph Stilwell returned to the United States.
5 Jan 1911 Joseph Stilwell boarded US Army Transport Sherman on the west coast of the United States.
31 Jan 1911 Joseph Stilwell disembarked US Army Transport Sherman in the Philippine Islands.
1 Feb 1911 Joseph Stilwell was assigned to Fort William McKinley in Manila, Philippine Islands.
4 Jun 1911 Joseph Stilwell was assigned to Company D of 12th Infantry Regiment at Fort William McKinley in Manila, Philippine Islands.
15 Sep 1911 Joseph Stilwell departed Philippine Islands for China.
14 Dec 1911 Joseph Stilwell returned to the Philippine Islands from China.
11 Feb 1912 Joseph Stilwell returned to the United States.
30 Apr 1913 Joseph Stilwell began a period of leave in the United States.
31 May 1913 Joseph Stilwell ended a period of leave in the United States.
1 Jun 1913 Joseph Stilwell arrived at Fort Niagara, New York, United States for Army Infantry Rifle Team tryouts.
27 Jun 1913 Joseph Stilwell departed Fort Niagara, New York, United States.
18 Aug 1913 Joseph Stilwell was assigned to the Department of English and History at the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, United States.
2 Jun 1914 Joseph Stilwell departed the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, United States.
3 Jun 1914 Joseph Stilwell boarded the ship Lorraine in the United States for Spain.
10 Jun 1914 Joseph Stilwell arrived in Madrid, Spain.
15 Jun 1914 Joseph Stilwell began a course in Spanish while in Madrid, Spain.
6 Aug 1914 Joseph Stilwell completed a course in the Spanish language while in Madrid, Spain.
8 Aug 1914 Joseph Stilwell boarded RMS Ivernia at Gibraltar.
20 Aug 1914 Joseph Stilwell disembarked RMS Ivernia at Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
28 Aug 1914 Joseph Stilwell was assigned to the Department of Modern Languages at the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York, United States.
22 Apr 1915 Joseph Stilwell departed the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York, United States.
26 Apr 1915 Joseph Stilwell arrived at Madison Barracks, Sackets Harbor, New York, United States.
27 Apr 1915 Joseph Stilwell was assigned to the 3rd Infantry Regiment at Madison Barracks, Sackets Harbor, New York, United States.
27 Sep 1915 Joseph Stilwell went on leave in the United States.
1 Oct 1915 Joseph Stilwell was assigend to the Department of Modern Languages at the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, United States.
24 Aug 1916 Joseph Stilwell departed the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, United States.
25 Aug 1917 Joseph Stilwell was assigned to Camp Lee in Prince George County, Virginia, United States.
30 Dec 1917 Joseph Stilwell departed Camp Lee in Prince George County, Virginia, United States.
7 Jan 1918 Joseph Stilwell boarded USMS New York at New York, New York, United States.
19 Jan 1918 Joseph Stilwell disembarked USMS New York at Le Havre, France and was assigned to the AEF General Headquarters in Chaumont, France.
6 Feb 1918 Joseph Stilwell departed from the AEF General Headquarters in Chaumont, France.
10 Feb 1918 Joseph Stilwell was attached to the British 58th Division in the La Fère Sector in France.
16 Feb 1918 Joseph Stilwell was assigned to an army intelligence course at Langres, France.
28 Feb 1918 Joseph Stilwell was attached to the AEF General Headquarters in Chaumont, France.
17 Mar 1918 Joseph Stilwell departed the AEF General Headquarters in Chaumont, France.
20 Mar 1918 Joseph Stilwell was attached to the French 17th Corps in the Verdun Sector in France.
30 Apr 1918 Joseph Stilwell was attached to the AEF General Headquarters in Chaumont, France.
6 Jun 1918 Joseph Stilwell was attached the the G-2 Section of US 2nd Corps in France.
15 Jun 1918 Joseph Stilwell was temporarily unassigned from the G-2 Section of the US 2nd Corps in France.
19 Jun 1918 Joseph Stilwell was made the Assistant Chief of Staff, G-2, US 4th Corps in Toul Sector of France.
20 Jan 1919 Joseph Stilwell was made the Assistant Chief of Staff, G-1, US 4th Corps in Cochem, Germany.
23 Jun 1919 Joseph Stilwell stepped down as the Assistant Chief of Staff, G-1, US 4th Corps in Cochem, Germany.
15 Jul 1919 Joseph Stilwell arrived in the United States.
16 Jul 1919 Joseph Stilwell began a period of leave in the United States.
29 Aug 1919 Joseph Stilwell ended a period of leave in the United States.
29 Aug 1919 Joseph Stilwell enrolled in the University of California in Berkeley, California, United States to study Chinese.
17 May 1920 Joseph Stilwell completed a Chinese curriculum at the University of California in Berkeley, California, United States.
18 May 1920 Joseph Stilwell began a period of leave in the United States.
4 Aug 1920 Joseph Stilwell ended a period of leave in the United States.
5 Aug 1920 Joseph Stilwell boarded USAT Madawaska in California, United States.
31 Aug 1920 Joseph Stilwell disembarked USAT Madawaska at Manila, Philippine Islands.
20 Sep 1920 Joseph Stilwell arrived in Beijing, China to study Chinese.
8 Jul 1923 Joseph Stilwell boarded USAT Thomas in China.
31 Jul 1923 Joseph Stilwell disembarked USAT Thomas in the United States.
1 Aug 1923 Joseph Stilwell began a period of leave in the United States.
9 Sep 1923 Joseph Stilwell ended a period of leave in the United States.
10 Sep 1923 Joseph Stilwell enrolled in the Advanced Officer's Course, Infantry School at Fort Benning, Georgia, United States.
29 May 1924 Joseph Stilwell completed the Advanced Officer's Course, Infantry School at Fort Benning, Georgia, United States.
30 May 1924 Joseph Stilwell was made the Assistant Executive at Fort Benning, Georgia, United States.
30 May 1925 Joseph Stilwell stepped down as the Assistant Executive at Fort Benning, Georgia, United States.
31 May 1925 Joseph Stilwell began a period of leave in the United States.
21 Aug 1925 Joseph Stilwell ended a period of leave in the United States.
22 Aug 1925 Joseph Stilwell was made a Student Officer at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, United States.
30 Jun 1926 Joseph Stilwell stepped down as a Student Officer at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, United States.
20 Aug 1926 Joseph Stilwell boarded USAT Thomas in the United States.
28 Sep 1926 Joseph Stilwell disembarked USAT Thomas at Tianjin, China.
29 Sep 1926 Joseph Stilwell was assigned to the 15th Infantry Regiment in Tianjin, China.
1 Oct 1926 Joseph Stilwell was made the commanding officer of a provisional battalion of the 15th Infantry Regiment in Tianjin, China.
6 Dec 1926 Joseph Stilwell was made the commanding officer of 2nd Battalion of the 15th Infantry Regiment in Tianjin, China.
1 May 1927 Joseph Stilwell was made the executive officer of 15th Infantry Regiment in Tianjin, China.
5 Sep 1927 Joseph Stilwell departed Tianjin, China for a tour of Korea and Japan.
25 Sep 1927 Joseph Stilwell returned to Tianjin, China.
1 Nov 1927 Joseph Stilwell was made the commanding officer of a provisional battalion of the 15th Infantry Regiment in Tianjin, China.
24 Dec 1927 Joseph Stilwell was made the executive officer of 15th Infantry Regiment in Tianjin, China.
22 Feb 1928 Joseph Stilwell was made the Post Executive Officer at Tianjin, China.
1 Jul 1928 Joseph Stilwell was made the Chief of Staff of US forces in China.
22 Sep 1928 Joseph Stilwell departed Tianjin, China for a tour of Japan.
30 Oct 1928 Joseph Stilwell returned to Tianjin, China.
10 Mar 1929 Joseph Stilwell departed Tianjin, China for a tour of Korea and Japan.
1 Apr 1929 Joseph Stilwell returned to Tianjin, China.
17 Apr 1929 Joseph Stilwell boarded USAT Grant in China.
7 May 1929 Joseph Stilwell disembarked USAT Grant at San Francisco, California, United States.
14 May 1929 Joseph Stilwell departed San Francisco, California, United States.
31 May 1929 Joseph Stilwell arrived at New York, New York, United States.
1 Jun 1929 Joseph Stilwell began a period of leave in the United States.
9 Jul 1929 Joseph Stilwell ended a period of leave in the United States.
10 Jul 1929 Joseph Stilwell was made an instructor in tactics at Fort Benning, Georgia, Unietd States.
30 May 1933 Joseph Stilwell stepped down as the Chief of First Section (Tactics) at Fort Benning, Georgia, United States.
6 Jun 1933 Joseph Stilwell arrived in San Diego, California, United States.
20 Apr 1935 Joseph Stilwell began a period of leave in the United States.
4 Jun 1935 Joseph Stilwell ended a period of leave in the United States.
5 Jun 1935 Joseph Stilwell boarded USAT Grant at San Francisco, California, United States.
6 Jul 1935 Joseph Stilwell disembarked USAT Grant in China.
7 Jul 1935 Joseph Stilwell was made a military attaché to China and Siam; he was to be based in Beiping, China.
13 May 1939 Joseph Stilwell began a period of leave in China. In the following two months he would visit various locales in French Indochina; Siam; British Malaya; Java, Dutch East Indies; and the Philippine Islands.
24 Jul 1939 Joseph Stilwell boarded USAT Grant in the Philippine Islands.
14 Aug 1939 Joseph Stilwell disembarked USAT Grant in the United States.
16 Aug 1939 Joseph Stilwell began a period of leave in the United States.
23 Sep 1939 Joseph Stilwell ended a period of leave in the United States.
24 Sep 1939 Joseph Stilwell was made the commanding officer of the 3rd Brigade at Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas, United States.
8 Oct 1939 Joseph Stilwell was made the Infantry Commander of the 2nd Division at Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas, United States.
1 Jul 1940 Joseph Stilwell was made the commanding officer of the 7th Division at Fort Ord, Seaside, California, United States.
25 Jul 1941 Joseph Stilwell was made the commanding officer of III Corps at Presidio of Monterey, California, United States.
24 Dec 1941 Joseph Stilwell arrived in Washington, DC, United States to assist in the planning of the invasion of North Africa.
2 Jan 1942 Chiang Kaishek cabled US President Roosevelt asking the President to nominate a trusted American General to act as Chief of Staff in the China Theatre. The Americans responded by suggesting that the functions of Chief of Staff China Theatre should be combined with Commander of the China-Burma-India Theatre and Supervisor of Lend-Lease material. Brigadier-General John Magruder of the American Military Mission to China was not senior enough (and was already disillusioned with the Chinese) and when Lieutenant General Hugh A. Drum turned down the position it was finally offered to Major General Joseph W. Stilwell who reluctantly agreed to go where he was sent.
20 Jan 1942 President Roosevelt suggested to a Cabinet meeting that an air freight and alternative land route be considered for the supply of China - this task to be added to Stilwell's already considerable responsibilities.
23 Jan 1942 In Washington, DC, United States, George Marshall told Joseph Stilwell that Stilwell was definitely going to be sent to China. Stilwell began assembling a staff for his upcoming mission to China.
2 Feb 1942 US President Franklin Roosevelt officially named Joseph Stilwell as the Chief of Staff to Chiang Kaishek.
25 Feb 1942 Joseph Stilwell arrived in India.
3 Mar 1942 Joseph Stilwell met with Chiang Kaishek in Lashio, Burma. At the conclusion of the meeting Stilwell officially assumed the title of Chief of Staff to the Supreme Commander of the China Theater and Commanding General of US Army Forces in the China Theater of Operation, Burma, and India.
9 Mar 1942
Joseph Stilwell had dinner with Chiang Kaishek and his family; in a private conversation afterwards, Chiang hinted to Stilwell that he had no intention of sacrificing Chinese troops in the doomed defense of Mandalay, Burma.
12 Mar 1942 US Army Lieutenant General Joseph Stilwell was named the commander of American forces in the CBI theater.
13 Mar 1942 Joseph Stilwell met with Harold Alexander. Stilwell's diary entry for the day noted that he was unimpressed with the British general.
1 Apr 1942 Joseph Stilwell arrived in Chongqing, China, threatening to resign his post as Chiang's chief of staff over Chinese field commanders' insubordination.
19 Apr 1942 Chiang Kaishek, Song Meiling, and Joseph Stilwell met at Maymyo, Burma.
15 May 1942 Joseph Stilwell arrived in India.
3 Jun 1942 Joseph Stilwell arrived in Chongqing, China. Later on the same day, Stilwell met with Chiang Kaishek who urged for more Lend-Lease supplies; in the same meeting, Stilwell asked Chiang to purge the Chinese officer corps of those responsible for the recent poor performance in Burma.
22 Jun 1942 Joseph Stilwell was made the Comanding General, China-Burma-India Theater.
24 Jun 1942 Joseph Stilwell, with Song Meiling in his support, convinced Chiang Kaishek to agree to sending Chinese troops to India for training.
19 Jul 1942 Joseph Stilwell devised the X-Y Plan for 20 to 30 Chinese divisions to invade northern Burma with the ultimate goal being Rangoon in the south.
7 Aug 1942 Joseph Stilwell departed Chongqing, China for Delhi, India via Assam in northeastern India.
12 Aug 1942 In India, Joseph Stilwell departed Delhi for Karachi.
16 Aug 1942 In India, Joseph Stilwell departed Delhi for Ramgarh, the Chinese troops training site.
30 Aug 1942 Joseph Stilwell met with Archibald Wavell in Delhi, India, then had dinner with Lord Linlithgow.
6 Sep 1942 Joseph Stilwell departed Delhi, India for Chongqing, China.
7 Sep 1942 Joseph Stilwell arrived in Chongqing, China; later on the same day he met with Song Meiling.
21 Sep 1942 Joseph Stilwell had dinner with the Chiang household and shared photographs of the Chinese troop training at Ramgarh, India. In Stilwell's diary entry for the day, he noted that he was able to converse with Chiang Kaishek entirely in Chinese for the first time without the help of Song Meiling who usually helped in the role of translator.
27 Sep 1942 Joseph Stilwell received orders to plan for an offensive into northern Burma to open the Ledo Road and Burma Road.
15 Oct 1942 Joseph Stilwell departed Chongqing, China or Delhi, India.
17 Oct 1942 Joseph Stilwell arrived in Delhi, India.
19 Oct 1942 Joseph Stilwell convinced Archibald Wavell to commit to an offensive in Burma in cooperation with the Sino-American forces.
26 Oct 1942 Joseph Stilwell announced his intention to establish his forward base at Ledo, India for the planned offensive into Burma.
26 Jan 1943 Chiang Kaishek held a celebratory dinner for Joseph Stilwell for having recently earned the Distinguished Service Cross medal.
1 Feb 1943 Joseph Stilwell departed Chongqing, China for India.
9 Feb 1943 Chinese leaders Song Ziwen and He Yingqin, British leaders Archibald Wavell and John Dill, and American leaders Henry Arnold, Joseph Stilwell, Clayton Bissell, and Brehon Somervell met in Delhi, India.
20 Apr 1943 Joseph Stilwell was invited to join in on the meeting already arranged between Franklin Roosevelt and Claire Chennault.
21 Apr 1943 Joseph Stilwell and Claire Chennault departed Chongqing, China.
29 Apr 1943 Joseph Stilwell and Claire Chennault arrived in Washington DC, United States.
14 May 1943 Joseph Stilwell arrived in Washington DC, United States to attend the Trident Conference.
14 Jul 1943 Joseph Stilwell departed China for India.
1 Sep 1943 Chinese General He Yingqin tentatively planned to organize 45 divisions stationed in southern China into a cohesive force, Zebra Force, which Joseph Stilwell wished to establish.
7 Oct 1943 Joseph Stilwell met with the newly arrived Louis Mountbatten in Delhi, India.
15 Nov 1943 Joseph Stilwell departed Chongqing, China.
20 Nov 1943 Joseph Stilwell arrived at Cairo, Egypt and checked into the Mena House hotel.
8 Dec 1943 Joseph Stilwell departed Cairo, Egypt.
12 Dec 1943 Joseph Stilwell arrived in Chongqing, China.
16 Dec 1943 Joseph Stilwell met with Chiang Kaishek in Chongqing, China. Chiang told Stilwell that he would only allow a major Chinese offensive into Burma if the Allies could achieve a three-to-one numerical superiority against the Japanese. He also turned over full command of the two Chinese divisions training in Ramgarh, India to Stilwell, who immediately prepared them for operations in northern Burma.
18 Dec 1943 Joseph Stillwell became the first foreigner to command Chinese troops without any conditions.
20 Dec 1943 Joseph Stilwell departed Chongqing, China for Burma.
21 Dec 1943 Joseph Stilwell arrived in his field headquarters in Burma.
3 May 1944 The US Joint Chiefs of Staff directed Joseph Stilwell to make Myitkyina, Burma his primary goal, independent of SEAC, in order to develop communications with China in support of the American effort in the Pacific.
1 Aug 1944 Joseph Stilwell met with Louis Mountbatten at Kandy, Ceylon to discuss Stilwell's temporary command over Mountbatten's theater while Mountbatten planned for a trip to Britain.
30 Aug 1944 Joseph Stilwell departed Kandy, Ceylon for Delhi, India to meet with Patrick Hurley.
8 Sep 1944 Joseph Stilwell rejected Chiang Kaishek and Patrick Hurley's recommendation to march on Bhamo, Buma, citing troop exhaustion.
13 Sep 1944 Joseph Stilwell told leader Mao Zedong's envoys that he would begin to arrange Lend-Lease supplies for the Chinese communists.
19 Sep 1944 Joseph Stilwell personally handed Chiang Kaishek a message from Franklin Roosevelt which noted that Stilwell was to be given unrestricted powers in China.
1 Oct 1944 Joseph Stilwell's diary entry for this date noted that he felt he was about to be ousted by Franklin Roosevelt.
19 Oct 1944 Franklin Roosevelt relieved Joseph Stilwell from all commands in China and recalled him to the United States.
20 Oct 1944 Joseph Stilwell bid his final farewell to Chiang Kaishek at Chiang's home in Chongqing, China.
21 Oct 1944 Joseph Stilwell departed Chongqing, China in the afternoon for the United States via India.
26 Oct 1944 Joseph Stilwell officially stepped down as the Commanding General, China-Burma-India Theater.
22 Jan 1945 Joseph Stilwell arrived in the United States.
24 Jan 1945 Joseph Stilwell was made the Commanding General, Army Ground Forces.
24 May 1945 Joseph Stilwell arrived in Manila, Philippine Islands.
18 Jun 1945 Douglas MacArthur offered Joseph Stilwell the position as his chief of staff, but Stilwell turned it down, citing that he preferred to command troops.
21 Jun 1945 Joseph Stilwell stepped down as the Commanding General, Army Ground Forces.
23 Jun 1945 Joseph Stilwell accepted Douglas MacArthur's offer to make him the commanding officer of the 10th Army, which consisted of American, Canadian, Australian, and Indian troops.
15 Oct 1945 Joseph Stilwell stepped down as the commanding officer of 10th Army in Okinawa, Japan.
1 Nov 1945 Joseph Stilwell was attached to the War Equipment Board in Washington, DC, United States.
19 Jan 1946 Joseph Stilwell stepped down from his position at the War Equipment Board in Washington, DC, United States.
22 Jan 1946 Joseph Stilwell was made the commanding officer of Western Defense Command, Presidio of San Francisco, California, United States.
28 Feb 1946 Joseph Stilwell stepped down as the commanding officer of Western Defense Command, Presidio of San Francisco, California, United States.
1 Mar 1946 Joseph Stilwell was made the commanding officer of 6th Army at Presidio of San Francisco, California, United States.
25 Jun 1946 Joseph Stilwell served as an observer at the Bikini Islands for atomic bomb tests.
31 Jul 1946 Joseph Stilwell completed his mission as an observer at the Bikini Islands for atomic bomb tests, and departed for San Francisco, California, United States.
12 Oct 1946 Joseph Stilwell passed away from stomach cancer at the Presidio of San Francisco military base in San Francisco, California, United States."
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1.Lieutenant General Joseph Stilwell, with M1 carbine, at Myitkyina airfield, Burma, 17 Jul 1944
2. Lieutenant General Joseph Stilwell preparing to board an aircraft, Burma, 25 Jul 1944
3. Brigadier General Frank Merrill, Lieutenant General Joseph Stilwell, and Major Louis Williams at Naubumy, Burma, 4 May 1944
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1.Lieutenant General Joseph Stilwell, with M1 carbine, at Myitkyina airfield, Burma, 17 Jul 1944
2. Lieutenant General Joseph Stilwell preparing to board an aircraft, Burma, 25 Jul 1944
3. Brigadier General Frank Merrill, Lieutenant General Joseph Stilwell, and Major Louis Williams at Naubumy, Burma, 4 May 1944
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