Albert Coady Wedemeyer
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Albert Coady Wedemeyer was a United States Army general who served in Asia during World War II from October 1943 to the end of the war in 1945. Previously, he was an important member of the War Planni
Wedemeyer in 1954
General Wedemeyer arriving in Chungking, 1944
The grave of General Albert Coady Wedemeyer at Arlington National Cemetery
Operation Beleaguer
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Operation Beleaguer was the codename for the United States Marine Corps' occupation of northeastern China's Hebei and Shandong provinces from 1945 until 1949. The Marines were tasked with overseeing t
Albert Coady Wedemeyer
…Army Service years 1918–1951 Rank General Service number 0-12484 Commands Sixth United States Army Conflicts World War II Pacific War Chinese Civil War Operation Beleaguer Awards Army Distinguished Service Medal (3) Legion of Merit Presidential Medal of Freedom Order of Blue Sky and White Sun (China) Other work Author…
Marines in Qingdao during Operation Beleaguer
A Marine Corps Grumman F7F-3N Tigercat at Beijing's Nan Yuan Airfield in December 1945
USS Princeton off Qingdao in 1948
A United States Navy Curtiss SC-1 Seahawk scout plane over Shanghai in 1948. This aircraft was assigned to the cruiser USS Duluth. It was transported through the streets of Shanghai and fitted with landing gear instead of its normal floats.