Albert C. Wedemeyer papers, 1897-1988

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Summary

Creators:
Wedemeyer, Albert C. (Albert Coady), 1896-1989
Abstract:
Orders, plans, memoranda, reports, correspondence, speeches and writings, clippings, printed matter, photographs, and memorabilia relating to Allied strategic planning during World War II, military operations in China, American foreign policy in China, and post-war American politics and foreign relations.
Extent:
149 manuscript boxes, 1 card file box, 14 oversize boxes, 5 oversize folders, 2 motion picture film reels, 19 sound discs, 1 sound cassette, memorabilia (87.2 Linear Feet)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Albert C. Wedemeyer papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Background

Scope and content:

Orders, plans, memoranda, reports, correspondence, speeches and writings, clippings, printed matter, photographs, and memorabilia relating to Allied strategic planning during World War II, military operations in China, American foreign policy in China, and post-war American politics and foreign relations. Many documents contain classified markings; documents from the World War II era have been released and many have been declassified by the National Archives Records Administration.

Biographical / historical:
Date Event
1896 July 9
Born, Omaha, Nebraska
1918
Commissioned Second Lieutenant, U. S. Army
1919
Graduated from United States Military Academy, West Point, New York
1919-1922
Assigned to Infantry School and 29th Infantry, Fort Benning, Georgia
1920
Promoted to First Lieutenant
1922-1923
Aide-de-Camp to Brigadier General Paul B. Malone at Fort Benning, Georgia, Fort Sill, Oklahoma, and Fort Sam Houston, Texas
1923-1925
Served with the 31st Infantry and 57th Infantry, Philippine Islands
1925-1930
Assigned to 12th Infantry, Fort Washington, Maryland
1927-1930
Aide-de-Camp to Commanding General, District of Washington
1930-1931
Served with 15th Infantry, Tientsin, China
1932-1934
Aide-de-Camp to Major General C. E. Kilbourne, Corregidor, Philippine Islands
1934
Attended the Command and General Staff School, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
1935
Promoted to Captain
1936-1938
Student officer, German War College, Berlin, Germany
1938-1940
Assigned to 29th Infantry, Fort Benning, Georgia
1940
Promoted to Major
1940-1941
Assigned to Training Section, Office of the Chief of Infantry
1941-1942
Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel (temporary) Staff member, War Plans Division, War Department General
1942-1943
Promoted to Colonel (temporary), Brigadier General (temporary), and Lieutenant Colonel (permanent) Chief, Strategy and Policy Section, Operations Division, War Department
1943
Promoted to Major General (temporary)
1943-1944
Deputy Chief of Staff to Admiral Mountbatten, Combined Anglo-American South East Asia Command
1944-1946
Chief of Staff to Chiang Kai-shek
Commanding General, United States Forces, China Theatre
1945
Promoted to Lieutenant General (temporary)
1946
Promoted to Brigadier General (permanent)
1946-1947
Commanding General, Second Army, Baltimore, Maryland
1947
Special Envoy to China and Korea
1947-1948
Director, Plans and Operations Division, General Staff, United States Army
1948-1949
Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans and Combat Operations
1949-1951
Commanding General, Sixth Army, San Francisco, California
1951
Retired with rank of Lieutenant General
1951-1956
Executive Vice President, AVCO Manufacturing Corporation
1952
Chairman, National Citizens for Taft
1954
Promoted to General on retired list
1956-1959
Executive Vice President, Rheem Manufacturing Company
1958
Author, Wedemeyer Reports!
1987
Author, Wedemeyer on War and Peace (edited by Keith Eiler)
1989 December 17
Died, Fort Belvoir, Virginia
Acquisition information:
Materials were acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 1983, with increments received in later years.
Physical location:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.

Terms of access:

For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Albert C. Wedemeyer papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Location of this collection:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-6003, US
Contact:
(650) 723-3563
hooverarchives@stanford.edu
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