caption serviceyears laterwork branch death_place death_date birth_place allegiance awards image_size placeofburial_label battles birth_date placeofburial rank image article_title name
albert coady wedemeyer 1919-1951 author 25px united states army fort belvoir , virginia 17 december 1989 omaha , nebraska united states of america 1912 presidential -rrb- order of blue sky and white sun medal of freedom army distinguished medal -lrb- 3 200 place of burial world war ii 9 july 1897 arlington national cemetery 35px general albert c. wedemeyer.jpg albert coady wedemeyer
 albert coady wedemeyer
albert coady wedemeyer

general albert coady wedemeyer -lrb- july 9 , 1897 -- december 17 , 1989 -rrb- was a united states army commander who served in asia during world war ii from october 1943 to the end of the war .
previously , he was an important member of the war planning board which formulated plans for the invasion of normandy .
he was general george marshall 's chief consultant when in the spring of 1942 he traveled to london with general marshall and a small group of american military men to consult with the british in an effort to convince the british to support the cross channel invasion .
wedemeyer was a staunch anti-communist .
while in china during the years 1944 to 1945 he was chiang kai-shek 's chief of staff and commanded all american forces in china .
wedemeyer supported chiang 's struggle against mao zedong and in 1947 president truman sent him back to china to render a report on what actions the united states during the cold war , wedemeyer was a chief supporter of the berlin airlift .
