MILITARY PERSONNEL

Jonathan M. Wainwright

1883 - 1953

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Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright IV (23 August 1883 – 2 September 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. Wainwright commanded American and Filipino forces during the Japanese invasion of the Philippines, for which he received a Medal of Honor for his courageous leadership. In May 1942, on the island stronghold of Corregidor, lacking food, supplies and ammunition, in the interest of minimizing casualties Wainwright surrendered the remaining Allied forces on the Philippines. At the time of his capture, Wainwright was the highest-ranking American prisoner of war, spending three years in Japanese prison camps, during which he suffered from malnutrition and mistreatment. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jonathan M. Wainwright has received more than 2,132 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Jonathan M. Wainwright is the 1,764th most popular military personnel (down from 1,437th in 2019), the 6,438th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,563rd in 2019) and the 108th most popular American Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Jonathan M. Wainwright ranks 1,764 out of 2,058. Before him are Hans von Funck, Richard O'Connor, Mahamat Déby, Serhiy Shaptala, Gnaeus Servilius Geminus, and Matthew Fontaine Maury. After him are John Byng, Boston Corbett, Johannes Block, James Jesus Angleton, Eddie Chapman, and Ruben Lagus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1883, Jonathan M. Wainwright ranks 197. Before him are Ernst Stadler, Olav Aukrust, Anthony Wilding, Emil Voigt, Jens Hundseid, and Alexander Fersman. After him are Gaston Amson, Nora Stanton Barney, Lajos Werkner, Manolis Kalomiris, Robert Lowie, and Theodor Loos. Among people deceased in 1953, Jonathan M. Wainwright ranks 131. Before him are Lewis Fry Richardson, Auguste Giroux, Grzegorz Fitelberg, Delfo Bellini, Carl Scarborough, and James J. Jeffries. After him are Maria Andreyeva, Graciliano Ramos, Alwin Mittasch, Florence R. Sabin, Ekvtime Takaishvili, and Francis Ford.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jonathan M. Wainwright ranks 6,438 out of 20,380. Before him are William Henry Conley (1840), Damon Knight (1922), Bobo Brazil (1924), Charles Bolden (1946), Audrey Munson (1891), and Walt Frazier (1945). After him are Virginia Hall (1906), Roscoe Lockwood (1875), Aaron Sorkin (1961), William Dwight Whitney (1827), Earl Tupper (1907), and Preston Sturges (1898).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United States

Among military personnels born in United States, Jonathan M. Wainwright ranks 108. Before him are Arthur MacArthur Jr. (1845), George Pickett (1825), James Joseph Dresnok (1941), James Van Fleet (1892), Lewis Powell (1844), and Matthew Fontaine Maury (1806). After him are James Jesus Angleton (1917), John Pope (1822), Richard Bong (1920), Robert Anderson (1805), Irvin McDowell (1818), and Harold Rainsford Stark (1880).

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