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The Chronicle Star Combined With The Moss Point Advertiser
Pascagoula, Moss Point, Jackson County, Mississippi
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Biographical highlights of General Jonathan M. Wainwright, who succeeded MacArthur as commander of American-Filipino forces on Bataan peninsula during WWII, known for his leadership and defiance against Japanese surrender demands.
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Bataan.
Hard-bitten Jonathan M. Wainwright who succeeded General MacArthur as leader of the American-Filipino forces on Bataan peninsula is a staff officer who likes to lead his men on the battlefield. His comment on Japanese demand for surrender-
"No reply was necessary. None was made" is already a classic. These are some of the highlights in the career of the 59-year-old native of Walla Walla, Washington.
STRATEGY OF DEFENSE is worked out in the field on Bataan by Wainwright (left) and General MacArthur. Nicknamed "Skinny" since his West Point days. Wainwright advanced from major-general to lieutenant-general when he assumed command of the never-say-die forces on the Luzon peninsula.
TEACHER. Wainwright has been cavalry instructor in U. S. Army schools.
FIGHTER, his rearguard action saved forces during Bataan withdrawal.
EXECUTIVE, he pounds table and keeps orderlies, aides moving constantly. Sister says he'll be safe as long as he has father's watch.
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Jonathan M. Wainwright, a 59-year-old West Point graduate nicknamed 'Skinny,' succeeded MacArthur as commander on Bataan, advancing to lieutenant general. Known for leading from the front, teaching cavalry, fighting rearguard actions, and defying Japanese surrender demands.