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 Albert Coady Wedemeyer - Arlington VA Posted by:  Don.Morfe
N 38° 52.998 W 077° 04.176
18S E 320487 N 4305862
United States Army General. In 1943, he was assigned Major General Chief of Staff for Lord Mountbatten, the British Admiral. He was presented the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Ronald Reagan in 1985.
Waymark Code: WM12QC3
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 07/01/2020
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He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery in Section 30, Site 595-LH
Description:
From Find A Grave: United States Army General. He began his military career graduating from the Military Academy West Point, as a Lieutenant in 1919, went on to graduate from the German Army General Staff College, learned German tactical operations and served in Berlin (1936-38). With the advent of Word War II, he returned to Washington D. C. and became the U.S. Military's foremost authority on German tactical operations. In 1943, he was assigned Major General Chief of Staff for Lord Mountbatten, the British Admiral who was Commander in Chief of the Allies' Southeast Asia Command. After the war, he was promoted Lieutenant General Army Chief of Plans and Operations in 1947, was sent to China and Korea, where he gave tactical assistance would have resulted in Nationalist armies performing far better in combat against the Communist Chinese. Returning to America, he served as the 6th Army Commanding General in San Francisco. He retired in 1951, was promoted to four star General on July 19, 1954 and was presented the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Ronald Reagan in 1985. He died at age 92 in Fort Belvoir, Virginia.
Date of birth: 07/09/1897
Date of death: 12/17/1989
Area of notoriety: Military
Marker Type: Monument
Setting: Outdoor
Visiting Hours/Restrictions: None
Fee required?: No
Web site: [Web Link]
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