Wheeler, Raymond Albert, 1885-1974.

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Lieutenant general, United States Army; commanding general, United States Forces in India and Burma, 1945; chief of engineers, United States Army, 1945-1949; engineering adviser, World Bank, 1949-1964.

From the description of Raymond Albert Wheeler papers, 1898-1977. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754870935

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1885 July 31 Born, near Peoria, Illinois 1911 B.S., United States Military Academy, West Point, New York 1911 1912 Construction engineer, Isthmian Canal Commission, Canal Zone, Panama 1912 Married Olive May Keithley, Peoria, Illinois 1913 Graduated from Army School of Engineering, Washington, D.C. 1917 1919 Commanded the Regiment in the Aisne-Marne, the St. Mihiel, and the Meuse Argonne offensives, and the March into Germany with the Army of Occupation 1919 Served with the American Peace Commission in Italy 1920 1921 Engineer Instructor, the Infantry School, Camp Benning, Georgia 1922 1926 Assistant Engineer Commissioner, Washington, D.C. 1926 Elected honorary member, American Institute of Architects 1927 Graduated from Command and General Staff School, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas 1927 1930 Assistant Engineer of Maintenance, Panama Canal, Balboa Heights, Canal Zone 1935 1936 Chief Regional Engineer, Work Projects Administration, Chicago, Illinois 1936 United States Representative, International Navigation Congress, Brussels 1937 Graduated from Army War College, Washington, D.C. 1937 1940 Resident Member, Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors, Washington, D.C. 1940 1941 Engineer of Maintenance, the Panama Canal, Balboa Heights, Canal Zone 1941 Assistant Chief of Staff, War Department, Washington, D.C. 1941 1942 Member, United States military mission to Iran 1942 1943 Commanding General, Services of Supply, United States Army Forces, China-Burma-India Theater 1944 Principal Administrative Officer, Southeast Asia Command 1944 1945 Deputy Supreme Allied Commander and Chief Administrative Officer, Southeast Asia Command 1945 Commanding General, United States forces in India-Burma Theater 1945 1949 Chief of Engineers, United States Army, Washington, D.C. 1949 Retired from active service as Lieutenant General, Chief of Engineers, United States Army 1949 1964 Engineering Adviser, World Bank 1952 1960 Represented the World Bank in negotiations between India and Pakistan over the use of waters of the Indus River 1956 1957 Head, United Nations Suez Canal Clearance Operations 1957 1958 Chief, Mekong River Survey Mission, Asia 1958 1958 ? Represented the World Bank in discussions with the Suez Canal Authority to study the prospects for the growth of, and to advise on the plans for improving, traffic in the Suez Canal 1960 1963 Worked on behalf of the United Nations on the public works construction program and transport system in Congo 1960 1969 Chairman, International Advisory Board for the Mekong Coordination Committee, representing, among others, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam 1964 1971 Member, Columbia Board of Revenue, British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority, Vancouver 1974 February 8 Died, Washington, D.C. From the guide to the Raymond Albert Wheeler Papers, 1898-1977, (Hoover Institution Archives)

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