Wedemeyer, Albert C. (Albert Coady), 1896-1989

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Albert C. Wedemeyer (b.1897 d.1989) graduated United States Military Academy (1919); served in the 29th Infantry (1920-1922); the 31st Infantry, later 57th Infantry, Philippine Islands (1923-1925); 12th Infantry, (1925-1927); District of Washington (1927-1930); 15th Infantry, Tientsin, China (1931-1932); Intelligence Division, G-2 War Department General Staff (1936); 29th Infantry (1939); 94th Antitank Battalion (1940); Training Section, Office of the Chief of Infantry (1940-1941); Plans Division, General Staff, War Department (1941-1942); Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff, Operations Division (1942-1943); Deputy Chief of Staff, Southeast Asia Command (1943-1944); Commanding General, U.S. Army Forces, Chinese Theater of Operations, and Chief of Staff to Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek (1944-1946); commanding general, Second Army (1946-1947); Special Envoy of the President of the United States to China (1947); director, Plans and Operations Division, later, Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans and Combat Operations, General Staff, War Department, (1947-1949); commanding general, Sixth Army (1949-1951); and retired from military service (July 1951).

From the description of Albert C. Wedemeyer papers, 1938-1973. (US Army, Mil Hist Institute). WorldCat record id: 54111034

Air Force officer.

From the description of Reminiscences of Albert C. Wedemeyer : oral history, 1971. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122597582

General, United States Army; chief, Strategy and Policy Section, Operations Division, General Staff, 1942-1943; deputy chief of staff, Combined Anglo-American Southeast Asia Command, 1943-1944; commanding general, United States Forces, China Theater, and chief of staff to Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, 1944-1946; special envoy to China and Korea, 1947.

From the description of Albert C. Wedemeyer papers, 1899-1988. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754871989

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1897, July 9 Born, Omaha, Nebraska 1918 Commissioned Second Lieutenant, U. S. Army 1919 Graduated from United States Military Academy, West Point, New York 1919 1922 Assigned to Infantry School and 29th Infantry, Fort Benning, Georgia 1920 Promoted to First Lieutenant 1922 1923 Aide-de-Camp to Brigadier General Paul B. Malone at Fort Benning, Georgia, Fort Sill, Oklahoma, and Fort Sam Houston, Texas 1923 1925 Served with the 31st Infantry and 57th Infantry, Philippine Islands 1925 1930 Assigned to 12th Infantry, Fort Washington, Maryland 1927 1930 Aide-de-Camp to Commanding General, District of Washington 1930 1931 Served with 15th Infantry, Tientsin, China 1932 1934 Aide-de-Camp to Major General C. E. Kilbourne, Corregidor, Philippine Islands 1934 Attended the Command and General Staff School, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas 1935 Promoted to Captain 1936 1938 Student officer, German War College, Berlin, Germany 1938 1940 Assigned to 29th Infantry, Fort Benning, Georgia 1940 Promoted to Major 1940 1941 Assigned to Training Section, Office of the Chief of Infantry 1941 1942 Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel (temporary) Staff member, War Plans Division, War Department General 1942 1943 Promoted to Colonel (temporary), Brigadier General (temporary), and Lieutenant Colonel (permanent) Chief, Strategy and Policy Section, Operations Division, War Department 1943 Promoted to Major General (temporary) 1943 1944 Deputy Chief of Staff to Admiral Mountbatten, Combined Anglo-American South East Asia Command 1944 1946 Commanding General, United States Forces, China Theatre Chief of Staff to Chiang Kai-shek 1945 Promoted to Lieutenant General (temporary) 1946 Promoted to Brigadier General (permanent) 1946 1947 Commanding General, Second Army, Baltimore, Maryland 1947 Special Envoy to China and Korea 1947 1948 Director, Plans and Operations Division, General Staff, United States Army 1948 1949 Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans and Combat Operations 1949 1951 Commanding General, Sixth Army, San Francisco, California 1951 Retired with rank of Lieutenant General 1951 1956 Executive Vice President, AVCO Manufacturing Corporation 1952 Chairman, National Citizens for Taft 1954 Promoted to General on retired list 1956 1959 Executive Vice President, Rheem Manufacturing Company 1958 Author, Wedemeyer Reports! 1987 Author, Wedemeyer on War and Peace (edited by Keith Eiler) 1989, Dec. 17 Died, Fort Belvoir, Virginia From the guide to the Albert C. (Albert Coady) Wedemeyer papers, 1899-1988, (Hoover Institution Archives)

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