Wainwright, Jonathan Mayhew, 1883-1953

Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright IV (b. August 23, 1883, Walla Walla, WA–d. September 2, 1953, San Antonio, TX); career American army officer and the Commander of Allied forces in the Philippines at the time of their surrender to the Empire of Japan during World War II; recipient of the Medal of Honor for his courageous leadership during the fall of the Philippines; son of Robert Powell Page Wainwright, Army officer during Spanish-American War; grandsom of Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright II, Lieutenant in Civil War; attended West Point; promoted to Major during WWI; major general during WWII, commander of Philippine Department, surrendered to Japanese in 1942 and taken s prisoner of war, liberated by the Red Army, 1945, received the medal of honor; promoted to four star general after the war

Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright IV (b. August 23, 1883, Walla Walla, WA–d. September 2, 1953, San Antonio, TX); career American army officer and the Commander of Allied forces in the Philippines at the time of their surrender to the Empire of Japan during World War II; recipient of the Medal of Honor for his courageous leadership during the fall of the Philippines; son of Robert Powell Page Wainwright, Army officer during Spanish-American War; grandsom of Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright II, Lieutenant in Civil War; attended West Point; promoted to Major during WWI; major general during WWII, commander of Philippine Department, surrendered to Japanese in 1942 and taken s prisoner of war, liberated by the Red Army, 1945, received the medal of honor; promoted to four star general after the war

Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright IV (b. August 23, 1883, Walla Walla, WA–d. September 2, 1953, San Antonio, TX); career American army officer and the Commander of Allied forces in the Philippines at the time of their surrender to the Empire of Japan during World War II; recipient of the Medal of Honor for his courageous leadership during the fall of the Philippines; son of Robert Powell Page Wainwright, Army officer during Spanish-American War; grandsom of Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright II, Lieutenant in Civil War; attended West Point; promoted to Major during WWI; major general during WWII, commander of Philippine Department, surrendered to Japanese in 1942 and taken s prisoner of war, liberated by the Red Army, 1945, received the medal of honor; promoted to four star general after the war