General Joseph Warren Stilwell, USA
At age 59, Stilwell led the 140-mile walk out of Burma in 1942
Stilwell (left) tells his party they must abandon their vehicles
Leading the walkout with a steady stride of 105 steps per minute
Burmese nurses of Seagrave's unit prepare rafts for travel
Stilwell party fords stream
A brief rest stop during the 20-day march
A meal of rice and canned meat
Approaching the Chindwin and India
Stilwell reports "We took a hell of a beating"
A rare sight - Stilwell behind a desk
His blunt candor earned the nickname "Vinegar Joe"
He was known by his men as "Uncle Joe"
"A willingness to share the hardships of the common soldier"
Younger days as Brigadier General
General-like pose at map
Observing Chinese troops training at Ramgarh, India
Reviewing his Chinese troops
Planning in the field
With Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek
With the Generalissimo and Madame Chiang
Relations with the "Gissimo" were rarely this amicable
Stilwell pins Legion of Merit on Chiang
Toasting Madame Sun Yat-sen
At division field headquarters
Stilwell watches as one of his wounded Chinese soldiers is evacuated
Visiting wounded at a field hospital
With Dr. Ravdin at 20th General Hospital
Readying jeep for travel
General's party travels down the "road"
Drawing later used on postage stamp
With Merrill's Marauders
Generals Merrill and Stilwell
Close-up at Merrill's headquarters
At Merrill's headquarters
Lighter moment with General Merrill
Time to roll a smoke
Receiving battle report from Colonel Rothwell Brown
Colonel Brown commanded Chinese-American Tank Force
with British and Chinese officials
Studying campaign maps
Explaining hooking tactic to Chinese General Liao Yao-hsiang
Just another soldier
At Chungking office
Discussing battle plans with Chinese generals
Leading troops across the Tarung River
Mapping out strategy with Chinese generals
With SEAC Commander Lord Louis Mountbatten
A special award from his son, Lt. Col. Joseph Stilwell, Jr.
At SEAC office in Kandy, Ceylon
With Marauder's Colonel Charles Hunter at Myitkyina
Resting at the Burma front
Admiral Yang Hsuan Cheng, Stilwell, Major General Patrick J. Hurley
With General Sun Li Jen
With General Lo Cho Ying
Stilwell (third from right) at Cairo conference of November 1943
General Joseph Warren Stilwell, USA
Stilwell with Army Air Force General Clare Chennault
Meeting with British military officials at Delhi
A nap aboard his C-47 Magic Carpet
With carbine over his shoulder Stilwell hikes in Burma
Stilwell considered Sun Li-jen his ablest commander
Stilwell with Patrick J. Hurley
Stilwell at Myitkyina airfield during Japanese counterattack
Conferring at Y-Force headquarters
Looking tired after Burma Campaign
Four-star General, August 1, 1944
Just prior to his removal as CBI Commander
In Chungking following his removal as commander of CBI
Following CBI, Stilwell commanded the Tenth Army in Okinawa
Aboard USS Missouri with General Merrill for Japanese surrender
Stilwell (right) witnesses Japanese surrender on Okinawa
Stilwell (seated) accepts surrender of Ryukyus
The General and Mrs. Stilwell at home in California
General Stilwell on the beach at Carmel
cigarette holder
Cover of LIFE Magazine - June 15, 1942
Cover of TIME - November 13, 1944
Image from cover of TIME
U.S. Postage stamp tribute issued in 2000
First Day Cover of Stilwell stamp
Trading card depiction
General Stilwell on World War II Poster
Memorial Monument at Chungking
Sketch by Artist-Correspondent Howard Baer
Stilwell in charcoal drawing
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