caption branch commands death_date death_place birth_place awards placeofburial_label battles birth_date rank article_title name
general richard g. stilwell 20px united corps 15th infantry regiment nations command , korea sixth us army xxiv december 25 , 1991 february 24 , 1917 falls church , virginia buffalo , new york silver star purple heart star legion of merit distinguished flying cross bronze place of burial world war ii korean war vietnam war february 24 , 1917 20px general richard g. stilwell
 richard g. stilwell
richard g. stilwell

general richard giles stilwell -lrb- february 24 , 1917 -- december 25 , 1991 -rrb- served as commander , united states forces korea from 1973 to 1976 , and acting commander of the u.s. army , pacific from september to december 1974 .
born in buffalo , new york , in 1917 , he attended brown university before graduating from the united states military academy in 1938 with a commission into the corps of engineers .
he subsequently attended the u.s. army war college .
during world war ii , stilwell participated in the normandy invasion , and briefly served under general patton immediately after the war during the occupation of europe .
from there he was a special military advisor to the u.s. embassy in rome before serving in the central intelligence agency .
during the korean war , stilwell commanded the 15th infantry regiment , and was a senior advisor to the i republic of korea -lrb- rok -rrb- army corps .
in vietnam , general westmoreland appointed stilwell as his chief of staff .
major commands for stilwell included commander of the u.s. military assistance command , thailand -lrb- macthai -rrb- from 1965-1967 .
from there he commanded the 1st armored division at fort hood , texas , from 1967-1968 .
after his return to vietnam , stilwell commanded the xxiv corps from 1968-1969 .
he later served as commanding general , sixth united states army , at the presidio from 1972 -- 1973 , followed by commander-in-chief of the united nations command in korea .
other significant assignments for stilwell were deputy commanding general , iii marine amphibious force in vietnam during 1968 , and deputy chief of staff for us military operations at the united nations from 1969-1972 .
his major awards include the distinguished service medal , the silver star , the legion of merit , the distinguished flying cross , the bronze star , the purple heart , and numerous foreign decorations .
after retiring from the military , he served as u.s. deputy undersecretary of defense for policy from 1981 to 1985 as a brigadier general , general stilwell was commandant of cadets at the u.s. military academy at west point , n.y. while general westmoreland was superintendent during the early 1960s .
