The Jonathan M. Wainwright papers, 1862-1961.

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The Jonathan M. Wainwright papers, 1862-1961.

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Contains the following types of materials: diaries; correspondence; official papers; clippings. Contains information pertaining to the following wars and time periods: Civil War -- Gulf; --Trans-Mississippi; 1899 to 1917; 1920s; 1930s; World War II (WWII) -- Pacific; 1946-1950; 1950s. Contains information pertaining to the following military units and organizations: 1st Cavalry Regiment; 82nd Division; 3rd Cavalry Regiment; War Department General Staff; student, Cavalry School; United States (U.S.) forces in the Philippines; prisoner of war (POW) camps; Eastern Defense Command; Fourth Army. General description of the collection: The Jonathan M. Wainwright papers include general officer's papers; Wainwright's POW diaries; some pre-WWII papers; papers and monographs by other soldiers about the fall of the Philippines and being a POW. Much post war correspondence; invitations; press releases; speeches; retirement papers; many clippings; information about his ancestors including Civil War log of USS Harriet Lane.

26 boxes, 1 scrapbook.

U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center

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SNAC Resource ID: 7583890

U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center

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Harriet Lane (Ship)

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Wainwright, Jonathan Mayhew, 1883-1953

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Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright IV (b. August 23, 1883, Walla Walla, WA–d. September 2, 1953, San Antonio, TX) was a career American army officer and the Commander of Allied forces in the Philippines at the time of their surrender to the Empire of Japan during World War II. The son of Army officer during Spanish-American War Robert Powell Page Wainwright and grandson of Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright II, Lieutenant in Civil War, he attended West Point. Wainwright was promoted to major during World War I....