Boatner, Haydon L. (Haydon Lemaire), 1900-1977

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.

From the description of Haydon L. Boatner papers, 1932-1975. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754870043

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.

From the description of Boatner, Haydon L. (Haydon Lemaire), 1900-1977 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10570516

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.

From the description of The Haydon L. Boatner papers, 1900-1971. (US Army, Mil Hist Institute). WorldCat record id: 48039041

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.

From the guide to the Barbara Tuchman’s, Stilwell and the American experience in China, a statement thereon for the record, circa 1971, (University of Minnesota Libraries. Literary Manuscripts Collections, Manuscripts Division [mss])

Biographical Note.

• 8 October 1900: Born, New Orleans, Louisiana
• 1918: Enlisted, U.S. Marine Corps
• 1919 - 1920 : Student, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana
• 1920 - 1924 : Graduate, U.S. Military Academy, West Point, New York
• 1930 - 1934 : Chinese Language Student and Assistant Military Attache, American Embassy, Peking, China
• 1942: Promoted to Brigadier General
• 1942: Commanded General Stilwell's headquarters at Lashio, Burma, China-Burma-India Theater
• 1942: Commander, Chabua-Ledo Sector, China-Burma-India Theater
• 1942 - 1945 : Chief of Staff, Chinese Army in India
• 1943 - 1945 : Commanding General of Combat Troops, Ledo Sector, China-Burma-India Theater
• 1945: Chief of Staff, Chinese Combat Command, Kunming, China
• 1948 - 1951 : Professor of Military Science and Tactics and Commandant of Cadets, A. & M. College of Texas
• 1951 - 1953 : Deputy Commanding General, 2nd Division, Korea
• 1952: Commandant, P.O.W. Camp Koie Do, Korea (80,000 prisoners)
• 1952: Commandant, United Nations Prisoner of War Command, Korea (180,000 prisoners)
• 1952: Promoted to Major General
• 1952: Commanding General of Prisoners of War, Pusan
• 1952 - 1954 : Deputy Commanding General, 4th Army
• 1957 - 1960 : Provost Marshal General, Department of the Army, Washington, D.C.
• 1960: Retired as Major General

From the guide to the Haydon L. Boatner Papers, 1932-1975., (Hoover Institution Archives)