Stilwell, Joseph Warren, 1883-1946

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Joseph Warren Stilwell (March 19, 1883 – October 12, 1946) was a United States Army general who served in the China Burma India Theater during World War II. His caustic personality was reflected in the nickname "Vinegar Joe". He also had the nickname "Uncle Joe."

Distrust of his Allies and a lack of resources meant Stilwell was continually forced to improvise. He famously differed as to strategy, ground troops versus air power, with his subordinate, Claire Chennault, who had the ear of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek. General George Marshall, the Army Chief of Staff, acknowledged he had given Stilwell "one of the most difficult" assignments of any theater commander.

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referencedIn	"March of Time" Collection. 1934 - 1951. March of Time Documentary/Newsreel Films Relating to U.S. History, Government, Politics, Culture, and International Affairs. 1935 - 1953. BACK DOOR TO TOKYO	National Archives at College Park
referencedIn	Bay, Clyde Edward, 1910-2003,. Oral history interview with Clyde Edward Bay, 1999.	Wisconsin Veterans Museum Research Center
referencedIn	Belknap, Robert Jackson, 1913-1976. Robert Jackson Belknap papers, 1942-1966.	Cornell University Library
referencedIn	Biography -- Stilwell, Joseph W.	Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library
referencedIn	Boatner, Haydon L. (Haydon Lemaire), 1900-1977. Papers : on Barbara Tuchman's Stilwell and the American experience in China, 1942-1971.	University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn	Boatner, Haydon L. (Haydon Lemaire), 1900-1977. The Haydon L. Boatner papers, 1900-1971.	U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center
creatorOf	Bowman, Harwood C., ca.1895-1962. Papers, 1943-1945.	Alabama Department of Archives and History
creatorOf	Byroade, Henry. Letter to Brigadier General Henry Byroade, 1946.	University of Texas at El Paso
referencedIn	Campaign in Burma, 1942 : typescript, 1942	Hoover Institution Archives
referencedIn	Campaign in Burma, 1942 : typescript, 1942.	Stanford University, Hoover Institution Library

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referencedIn	Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Army Ground Forces. 9/18/1947-3/10/1948 Organization Authority Record	United States. National Archives and Records Administration
referencedIn	Records of the Army Air Forces. 1902 - 1964. Motion Picture Films from the "Combat Film Report" Program Series. 1942 - 1945. AIR WAR IN THE PACIFIC	National Archives at College Park
referencedIn	Records of the Army Staff, 1903 - 2009. Official Military Personnel Files, 1912 - 1998. Official Military Personnel File for Joseph W. Stilwell.	National Archives at St. Louis
referencedIn	Records of the Office of War Information. 1926 - 1951. Motion Picture Films from "United News" Newsreels. 1942 - 1945. AIR ASSAULT TACTICS [ETC.]	National Archives at College Park
referencedIn	Records of the Office of War Information. 1926 - 1951. Motion Picture Films from "United News" Newsreels. 1942 - 1945. ALLIES WIN MYITKYINA AIRSTRIP [ETC.]	National Archives at College Park
referencedIn	Southeast Asia Command. (8/21/1943 - 12/1/1946) Organization Authority Record	United States. National Archives and Records Administration
referencedIn	War Department. American Army Forces, China, Burma, and India. 3/4/1942-1/22/1943 Organization Authority Record	United States. National Archives and Records Administration
referencedIn	War Department. American Army Forces, China, Burma, and India. Office of the Commanding General. 3/4/1942-1/22/1943 Organization Authority Record	United States. National Archives and Records Administration
referencedIn	War Department. Army Ground Forces. 3/9/1942-9/18/1947 Organization Authority Record	United States. National Archives and Records Administration
referencedIn	War Department. U.S. Army Forces, China, Burma, and India. 1/22/1943-10/24/1944 Organization Authority Record	United States. National Archives and Records Administration

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associatedWith	Allied Forces. Southeast Asia Command
associatedWith	Bay, Clyde Edward, 1910-2003,
associatedWith	Belknap, Robert Jackson, 1913-1976.
associatedWith	Boatner, Haydon L. (Haydon Lemaire), 1900-1977.
associatedWith	Bowman, Harwood C., ca.1895-1962.
associatedWith	Casius, Gerard J.
associatedWith	Cheves, Gilbert X. (Gilbert Xavier), 1895-1985.
associatedWith	Cumming, Hugh S. (Hugh Smith), 1900-1986.
associatedWith	Dorn, Frank.
associatedWith	Easterbrook, Ernest Fred, 1908-1989.