The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of General Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright

Wainwright

Jonathan Mayhew, General

(1883 – 1953)

1929
- 1931
Attending the Command & General Staff School
1931
- 1933
Director of Instruction, Cavalry School
1933
- 1934
Attending the Army War College
1934
- 1936
Assistant Commandant of the Cavalry School
1936
- 1938
Commanding Officer 3rd Cavalry Regiment
1936
- 1938
Commanding Officer Fort Myer, Virginia
1938
- 1940
Commanding Officer 1st Cavalry Brigade
1938
- 1940
Commanding Officer Fort Clark, Texas
1940
- 1941
Commanding General 1st Philippine Division [Philippines]
1941
- 1942
Commanding General Northern Luzon Force [Philippines]
1942
Commanding General I Philippine Corps [Philippines]
1942
Commanding General US Forces in the Philippines
1942
- 1945
Prisoner of War [Philippines - Taiwan - Manchuria]
1945
- 1946
Commanding General Eastern Defense Force
1946
- 1947
Commanding General 4th Army
1947
Retired
Picture source: Courtesy of Paul Godley