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  • Jonathan M. Wainwright (general)
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  • Jonathan Mayhew "Skinny" Wainwright IV (August 23, 1883 – September 2, 1953) 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. Wainwright is a recipient of the Medal of Honor.
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Number
  • 0
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
serviceyears
  • 1906
Birth Date
  • 1883-08-23
Commands
  • 1
  • Eastern Defense Command 1945-46
  • Fourth Army 1946–47
  • Philippine Division 1940–42
  • Prisoner of War 1942-45
  • Second Service Command 1945–46
Branch
death place
  • San Antonio, Texas
Nickname
  • "Skinny" "Jim"
Name
  • General Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright IV letter to Soldiers being dischanged following World War II
  • Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright IV
Type
  • award-star
  • service-star
  • oak
Caption
  • Wainwright after World War II and promotion to full General
Width
  • 106
  • 120
Ribbon
  • Medal of Honor ribbon.svg
  • Asiatic-Pacific Campaign ribbon.svg
  • World War II Victory Medal ribbon.svg
  • American Defense Service ribbon.svg
  • Distinguished Service Cross ribbon.svg
  • Distinguished Service Medal ribbon.svg
  • Philippine Defense ribbon.png
  • Philippine Independence Medal Ribbon.jpg
  • World War I Victory Medal ribbon.svg
  • Philippine Campaign Medal ribbon.svg
  • Army of Occupation of Germany ribbon.svg
placeofburial label
  • Place of burial
Birth Place
  • Walla Walla, Washington
Awards
death date
  • 1953-09-02
Rank
  • 35
Battles
Description
  • --09-10
Relations
  • Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright I – great-grandfather
  • Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright II – grandfather
  • Jonathan Wainwright, Jr. – uncle
  • Robert Powell Page Wainwright – father
ID
  • GeneralJonathanMayhewWainwrightIvLetterToSoldiersReturningFromWorld
  • September101945Newsreel-NationWelcomesHeroOfCorregidor
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abstract
  • Jonathan Mayhew "Skinny" Wainwright IV (August 23, 1883 – September 2, 1953) 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. Wainwright is a recipient of the Medal of Honor.