Wheeler, Raymond Albert, 1885-1974.

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

Biographical Note

• 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)