Boatner, Haydon L. (Haydon Lemaire), 1900-1977
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Major general, United States Army; chief of staff of the Chinese Army in India, 1942-1945; commandant of the United Nations Prisoner of War Command in Korea, 1952.
Haydon Lemaire Boatner (1900-1977) was born n New Orleans, Louisiana. From West Point, he was commissioned in the infantry in 1924. He finished the command and general staff school in 1939 and served as the commanding officer of the forward echelon in Burma 1942. He rose to brigadier general in 1942. He served as chief of staff of the Chinese Army in Burma from 1942 to 1943 and as commanding general of combat forces in northwest Burma from 1943 to 1944. At the end of World War II, he was chief of staff of the Chinese Combat Command. From 1954 to 1955, he was the commanding general of 3rd division, and from 1957 to 1960 he was the provost marshal general of the U.S. Army. His honors included three Distinguished Service Medals, the Silver Star, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star, and the Commendation Ribbon. In 1960, he retired as major general.
Haydon Lemaire Boatner was a United States (U.S.) Army officer. He graduated from the U.S. Military Academy, became a 2nd lieutenant, 29th and 15th U.S. Infantry Regiments; 1st lieutenant, 30th U.S. Infantry Regiment; captain and major, 38th U.S. Infantry Regiment; lieutenant colonel and colonel, General Staff; G-3, 3rd Army; brigadier general, Chief of Staff, Chinese Army in India; Chief of Personnel, 4th Army; assistant command, 2nd Infantry Division; commandant, Prisoner of War Camp at Koje Do; commandant, United Nations Prisoner of War Command-Korea; major general, deputy commander, 4th Army; commander, 3rd Infantry Division; chief, U.S. Military Mission to Greece; Provost Marshal General.
Boatner was born in New Orleans, Louisiana in 1900 and graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 1924. He served in the China-Burma-India Theater during World War II and commanded General Stilwell's headquarters in 1942. He retired as a Major General in 1960.
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Korean War, 1950-1953
Korean War, 1950-1953
Korean War, 1950-1953
Myitkyin-a (Burma), Battle of, 1944
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World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945
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World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945
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