Lieutenant General Joseph W. Stilwell

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:United_States_of_America
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Cross
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkb:Legion_of_Merit
gptkb:Purple_Heart
gptkb:Silver_Star
gptkb:Order_of_the_Bath_(UK)
gptkb:Order_of_the_Cloud_and_Banner_(China)
gptkbp:birthDate 1883-03-19
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Palatka,_Florida,_United_States
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:West_Point_Cemetery
gptkbp:children gptkb:Mary_Stilwell
gptkb:Alison_Stilwell
gptkb:Joseph_Stilwell_Jr.
gptkb:Nancy_Stilwell
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Northern_Combat_Area_Command
gptkb:U.S._Army_Forces,_China,_Burma,_and_India
gptkb:China_Burma_India_Theater
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:deathDate 1946-10-12
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:San_Francisco,_California,_United_States
gptkbp:education gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Joseph_Warren_Stilwell
gptkbp:graduationYear 1904
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lieutenant General Joseph W. Stilwell
gptkbp:knownFor advocacy for Chinese Nationalist Army reform
conflict with Chiang Kai-shek
direct and blunt leadership style
gptkbp:languageSpoken gptkb:Chinese
English
gptkbp:militaryAdvisorTo gptkb:Chiang_Kai-shek
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:militaryRank Lieutenant General
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Vinegar_Joe
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Burma_Road_retreat
leadership in the China-Burma-India Theater
relations with Chiang Kai-shek
gptkbp:predecessor none (first commander of CBI Theater)
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Philippine–American_War
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Winifred_Smith_Stilwell
gptkbp:subjectOf Stilwell and the American Experience in China, 1911–45 (book by Barbara W. Tuchman)
gptkbp:successor gptkb:General_Albert_C._Wedemeyer
gptkbp:wrote gptkb:The_Stilwell_Papers
gptkb:Stilwell's_Personal_File
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:11th_Army_(United_States)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7