General, United States Army; commanding general, United States Forces in China-Burma-India Theater, and commander, Chinese armies in Burma, 1942-1944.
From the description of Joseph Warren Stilwell papers, 1889-2010. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754872511
Biographical Note
A chronology of Joseph Warren Stilwell's Assignments, Chronology of Promotions, and List of Decorations follows the Biographical Note
1883 March 19
Born, Palatka, Florida
1904 June 15
B.S., U.S. Military Academy, West Point, New York
1904
1906
12th Infantry, Philippine Islands
1906
1910
Instructor, Department of Modern Languages, U.S. Military Academy
1911
1912
12th Infantry, Philippine Islands
1912
1913
12th Infantry, Presidio, Monterey, California
1913
1917
Instructor, U.S. Military Academy
1918
1919
Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence, IV Corps, American Expeditionary Forces
1919
Assistant Chief of Staff for Personnel, IV Corps, Army of Occupation, Cochem, Germany
1919
1923
Chinese language student, University of California, Berkeley, California, and Peking, China
1924
1925
Assistant Executive, Fort Benning, Georgia
1925
1926
Student Officer, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
1926
1929
Battalion Commander, 15th Infantry, Tientsin, China
1929
1933
Instructor, Infantry School, Fort Benning, Georgia
1933
1935
Reserve duty, San Diego, California
1935
1939
Military Attaché, U.S. Embassy, Peking, China
1939
1940
Commander, 3rd Infantry Brigade, Fort Sam Houston, Texas
1940
Promoted to Major General
1940
1941
Commander, 7th Division, Ford Ord, California
1941
1942
Commander, 3rd Army Corps, Presidio of Monterey, California
1942
Promoted to Lieutenant General
1942
1944
Commanding General, U.S. Forces in China-Burma-India Theater
1944
Promoted to General
1945
Commander, U.S. Ground Forces
Commander, 10th Army, Pacific Theater
1945
1946
U.S. War Equipment Board, Washington, D.C.
1946
Commander, 6th Army, Western Defense Command, Presidio of San Francisco, California
1946 June 25
July 31
Observer, Bikini Atomic Bomb Tests
1946 October 12
Died, Presidio of San Francisco, California
Chronology of Joseph Warren Stilwell's Assignments
Prepared by John Easterbrook
6/15/04
Graduated from United States Military Academy, West Point, New York
6/16/04-9/14/04
Graduation leave and travel to West Coast
9/15/04-11/7/04
En route to Camp Jossman, Guimaras, Philippine Islands (USAT Sheridan, 10/1/04-10/29/04)
11/7/04-4/8/06
Camp Jossman, Guimaras, Philippine Islands (in the field, Samar, Philippine Islands, 2/3/05), 12th Infantry
4/9/06-8/21/06
Travel to the U.S. (4/9/06-5/15/06), leave, and travel to West Point
8/22/06-12/18/10
Department of Modern Languages, United States Military Academy (intelligence gathering trip through Guatemala, 6/20/07-8/9/07; trip through Mexico, 6/28/08-8/1/08; trip to Honduras, Salvador, and Guatemala, 6/25/09-8/4/09)
12/19/10-1/31/11
Travel to West Coast and en route to Philippine Islands (USAT Sherman, 1/5/11-1/31/11)
2/1/11-2/11/12
Fort William McKinley, Philippine Islands (Company D, 12th Infantry 6/4/11; leave in Japan and China 9/15/11-12/14/11); returned to the U.S. with Company D, 12th Infantry
2/11/12-4/29/13
Presidio of Monterey, California, Company D, 12th Infantry
4/30/13-5/31/13
Leave
6/1/13-6/27/13
Fort Niagara, New York, for tryout for Army Infantry Rifle Team
6/28/13-8/17/13
Leave and travel
8/18/13-6/2/14
Department of English and History, United States Military Academy
6/3/14-6/14/14
Travel to Madrid, Spain (Lorraine, 6/3/14-6/10/14)
6/15/14-8/6/14
Madrid, Spain, for Spanish language course
8/8/14-8/27/14
Travel to the U.S. (RMS Ivernia from Gibraltar to Boston, 8/8/14-8/20/14) and leave
8/28/14-4/21/15
Department of Modern Languages, United States Military Academy
4/22/15-4/26/15
Travel to Madison Barracks, New York
4/27/15-9/27/15
Madison Barracks, New York, for "duty with troops" (Companies H, L, and K, 3rd Infantry)
9/28/15-9/30/15
Leave
10/1/15-6/25/16
Department of Modern Languages, United States Military Academy
6/12/16-8/12/16
Camp of Instruction, Regular Troops, Plattsburg, New York (Company M, 1st Battalion, Station Training Regiment/8th Training Regiment
8/12/16-8/24/17
Department of Modern Languages, United States Military Academy (with additional duty in the
Department of Tactics starting in June 1917)
8/25/17-12/18/17
Camp Lee, Virginia, 80th Division (Brigade Adjutant, Camp Quartermaster, Commandant Quartermaster Training School, Commandant School of Arms and Assistant Chief of Staff, G-2)
12/30/17-1/19/18
En route to France (USMS New York from New York 1/7/18, arrived in Le Havre, France, 1/19/18)
1/19/18-2/6/18
General Headquarters, American Expeditionary Forces, Chaumont, France
2/6/18-2/10/18
Travel to British 30th Division and on to British 58th Division
2/10/18-2/15/18
With British 58th Division, La Fère Sector
2/16/18-2/28/18
Army Schools, Intelligence Course, Langres, France
2/28/18-3/17/18
General Headquarters, American Expeditionary Forces, Chaumont, France
3/20/18-4/29/18
With French 17th Corps, Verdun Sector
4/30/18-6/5/18
General Headquarters, American Expeditionary Forces, Chaumont, France
6/6/18-6/15/18
With U.S. 2nd Corps, G-2 Section
6/19/18-1/20/19
Assistant Chief of Staff, G-2, U.S. 4th Corps (Toul Sector, in Battle of St. Mihiel; temporary duty,1st Corps, 8/8/18-8/10/18)
1/20/19-6/23/19
Assistant Chief of Staff G-1, 4th Corps, Army of Occupation, Cochem, Germany
7/5/19-7/15/19
En route to the U.S. (Lorraine)
7/16/19-8/29/19
Leave (one month) and travel to California
8/29/19-5/17/20
Chinese language student, University of California, Berkeley, California
5/18/20-8/4/20
Leave
8/5/20-9/20/20
En route to China (USAT Madawaska to Manila, 8/5/20-8/31/20)
9/20/20-7/8/23
Chinese language student, Peking, China
7/8/23-7/31/23
En route to the U.S. (USAT Thomas, 7/8/23-7/31/23)
8/1/23-9/9/23
Leave and travel to Fort Benning, Georgia
9/10/23-5/29/24
Student, Advanced Officers' Course, Infantry School, Fort Benning, Georgia
5/30/24-5/30/25
Assistant Executive, Fort Benning, Georgia
5/31/25-8/21/25
Leave and travel to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
8/22/25-6/30/26
Student Officer, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
7/1/26-9/28/26
Leave and travel to Tientsin, China (sailed on USAT Thomas, 8/20/26-9/28/26)
9/29/26-2/22/28
15th Infantry, Tientsin, China
10/1/26-12/15/26,
Commander, Provisional Battalion, 15th Infantry
12/6/26-4/30/27,
Commander 2nd Battalion, 15th Infantry
5/1/27-10/31/27,
Regimental Executive Officer, 15th Infantry
11/1/27-12/23/27,
Commander, Provisional Battalion, 15th Infantry
12/24/27-2/22/28,
Regimental Executive Officer, 15th Infantry (trip to Korea and Japan, 9/5/27-9/25/27; trip to Japan, 9/22/28-10/30/28)
2/22/28-6/30/28
Post Executive Officer, Tientsin, China
7/1/28-4/16/29
Chief of Staff, United States American Forces in China (detached service for one month effective
3/10/29; trip to Korea and Japan, 3/10/29-4/1/29)
4/17/29-5/31/29
En route to the U.S. (USAT Grant, 4/17/29-5/7/29, to San Francisco and then New York via Panama, 5/14/29-5/31/29)
6/1/29-7/9/29
Leave and travel to Fort Benning, Georgia
7/10/29-5/-/30
Instructor in Tactics, Fort Benning, Georgia
5/-/30-5/30/33
Chief of First Section (Tactics) and Instructor, Fort Benning, Georgia
6/6/33-5/19/35
Reserve duty in San Diego, California
4/20/35-6/4/35
Leave and travel to San Francisco, California
6/5/35-7/6/35
En route to China (USAT Grant, 6/5/35-7/6/35)
7/7/35-5/13/39
Military Attaché to China and Siam, Peking, China (26 field trips within China and Siam)
5/13/39-8/14/39
Leave (Indo-China, Siam, Malay, Java, and Philippines) and en route to the U.S. (USAT Grant, 7/24/39-8/14/39)
8/16/39-9/23/39
Leave and travel to Fort Sam Houston, Texas
9/24/39-10/8/39
Commander, 3rd Brigade, Fort Sam Houston, Texas
10/8/39-6/28/40
Infantry Commander, 2nd Division, Fort Sam Houston, Texas
7/1/40-7/25/41
Commanding General, 7th Division, Fort Ord, California
7/25/41-12/23/41
Commanding General, 3rd Corps, Presidio of Monterey, California
12/24/41-1/23/42
Washington, D.C. (planning North African invasion)
1/23/42-3/4/42
Planning, assembling staff, and en route to China
3/4/42-10/26/44
Chief of Staff to the Supreme Commander of the China Theater; Commanding General of U.S. army forces in the China Theater of Operation, Burma, and India (o/a June 22, 1942, evolved to Commanding General, China-Burma-India Theater); and subsequently Deputy Commander, Southeast Asia Command
10/26/44-1/22/45
En route to the U.S., leave, and waiting for new assignment per verbal instructions from General George C. Marshall, Army Chief of Staff
1/24/45-6/21/45
Commanding General, Army Ground Forces
6/23/45-10/15/45
Commanding General, Tenth Army, Okinawa, Japan
11/1/45-1/19/46
War Equipment Board, Washington, D.C.
1/22/46-2/28/46
Commanding General, Western Defense Command, Presidio of San Francisco, California
3/1/46-10/12/46
Commanding General, Sixth Army, Presidio of San Francisco, California (observer, Bikini Atomic
Bomb tests (6/25/46-7/31/46)
10/12/46
Died at Presidio of San Francisco, California, at age 63
Sources: Diaries, orders, papers, and notes in the Joseph W. Stilwell Collection, Hoover Institution Archives, Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace, Stanford University, Stanford, California, and personal letters in the possession of John Easterbrook. Compiled by John Easterbrook, April 2002
NOTE: Some time intervals shown between assignments are assumed to be a small number of leave days and/or travel time, and in some cases clearing customs following international travel. Major blocks of leave time are noted. Single day differences were occasionally noted between Stilwell's diaries, summary notes, and orders. In these cases preference was given to daily diary entries when available
Chronology of Promotions
Prepared by John Easterbrook
6/15/04
Second Lieutenant
3/3/11
First Lieutenant
7/1/16
Captain
8/5/17
Major, AUS (accepted 8/21/17)
8/26/18
Lieutenant Colonel, AUS (accepted 9/11/18)
5/6/19
Colonel, AUS (accepted 5/10/19)
9/14/19
Returned to grade of Captain
7/1/20
Major
5/6/28
Lieutenant Colonel
8/1/35
Colonel
7/1/39
Brigadier General (accepted 8/5/39)
10/1/40
Major General, AUS (accepted 10/2/40)
2/25/42
Lieutenant General, AUS
9/1/43
Major General, Regular Army
8/1/44
General
List of Decorations of Joseph Warren Stilwell
Prepared by John Easterbrook
United States. Army decorations
Combat Infantryman's Badge
Distinguished Service Cross
Distinguished Service Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Legion of Merit, Degree of Chief Commander
Bronze Star (posthumously)
Air Medal (posthumously)
Philippine Campaign Medal
World War I Victory Medal with clasps for St. Mihiel and Defensive Sector
American Defense Service Medal
American Campaign Medal
Army of Occupation of Germany Medal
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with one silver star in lieu of five bronze stars
World War II Victory Medal
Foreign decorations
Légion d'Honneur, Chevalier, France
La Solidaridad, Panama
Order of Leopold with Palm, Degree of Grand Officer, Belgian (posthumously)
Croix de Guerre with Palm, Belgian (posthumously)
Mentioned in Despatch for Distinguished Service, British
From the guide to the Joseph Warren Stilwell papers, 1889-2010, (Hoover Institution Archives)