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Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright IV (August 23, 1883 – September 2, 1953) was an American army general and the Commander of Allied forces in the Philippines at the time Japan surrendered to the United States, during World War II.
Jonathan M. Wainwright (born August 23, 1883, Walla Walla, Washington, U.S.—died September 2, 1953, San Antonio, Texas) was a U.S. Army general who won distinction as the hero of Bataan and Corregidor in the defense of the Philippines against Japanese attack during World War II.
Wainwright, who had succeeded General MacArthur as commander of Allied troops in the Philippines when the latter was evacuated to Australia, went into Japanese captivity, first in the northern part of the island of Luzon, then on Formosa, and finally at Xi’an in the desolation of Manchuria.
25 de mar. de 2010 · Gen. Jonathan Wainwright died in 1953 and is buried at Arlington National Cemetery. Ladd Air Force Base was turned over to the Army and renamed Fort Jonathan M. Wainwright on Jan.1, 1961.
On May 6, 1942, in the Malinta Tunnel, Corregidor Island, General Jonathan Wainwright waited for the Japanese to respond to his surrender offer with a cease-fire.
On Sept. 2, 1945, Army Lt. Gen. Jonathan Wainwright, a Medal of Honor recipient, was among the few U.S. military leaders aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay when Japan signed the surrender...
Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright IV (23 de agosto de 1883 - 2 de septiembre de 1953) fue un general del ejército estadounidense y comandante de las fuerzas aliadas en Filipinas en el momento en que Japón se rindió a los Estados Unidos, durante Segunda Guerra Mundial.
