Jonathan M. Wainwright

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United States Army general human

Jonathan M. Wainwright was a U.S. Army general in World War II best known for leading American and Filipino forces in the defense of the Philippines and later enduring captivity as a prisoner of war.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright I 1
Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright II 1
Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright III 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Army general ⓘ
human ⓘ
awardReceived Army Distinguished Service Medal ⓘ
Distinguished Service Cross ⓘ
Légion d'honneur ⓘ
surface form: Legion of Honour

Medal of Honor ⓘ
Order of the Bath ⓘ
Philippine Distinguished Service Star ⓘ
Purple Heart ⓘ
Silver Star ⓘ
buriedIn Arlington National Cemetery ⓘ
causeOfDeath stroke ⓘ
conflict Mexican Expedition ⓘ
Philippine–American War ⓘ
World War I ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
countryOfBirth United States of America ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
countryOfDeath United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1883-08-23 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1953-09-02 ⓘ
educatedAt United States Military Academy ⓘ
familyName Wainwright ⓘ
father Robert Powell Page Wainwright ⓘ
givenName Jonathan ⓘ
hasOccupation military officer ⓘ
hasPart memoirs "General Wainwright's Story" ⓘ
honorificSuffix IV ⓘ
memberOf United States Cavalry ⓘ
surface form: United States Army Cavalry
militaryBranch United States Army ⓘ
militaryRank Brigadier General ⓘ
General ⓘ
Lieutenant General ⓘ
Major General ⓘ
notableEvent Prisoner of war of Japan ⓘ
Battle of Corregidor (1942) ⓘ
surface form: Surrender of Corregidor
notableFor Leadership of American and Filipino forces in the defense of the Philippines in World War II ⓘ
notableWork Philippines campaign (1941–1942) ⓘ
surface form: Defense of the Philippines in World War II
participantIn Battle of Bataan ⓘ
Battle of Corregidor (1942) ⓘ
surface form: Battle of Corregidor
placeOfBirth Walla Walla, Washington ⓘ
placeOfDeath San Antonio ⓘ
surface form: San Antonio, Texas
positionHeld Commander of U.S. Army Forces in the Philippines ⓘ
Commander of United States Army Forces in the Far East ⓘ
Commanding General, Southern Defense Command ⓘ
Commanding General, U.S. Fourth Army ⓘ
religion Episcopal Church ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
spouse Adele Holley Wainwright ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of the Pockets → commandedBy → Jonathan M. Wainwright ⓘ
Philippines campaign (1941–1942) → commandedBy → Jonathan M. Wainwright ⓘ
Battle of Bataan → commander → Jonathan M. Wainwright ⓘ
Battle of Corregidor (1942) → commander → Jonathan M. Wainwright ⓘ
Battle of Corregidor (1942) → garrisonCommander → Jonathan M. Wainwright ⓘ
Fort Wainwright → namedAfter → Jonathan M. Wainwright ⓘ
this entity surface form: Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright IV
USS Wainwright (DD-419) → namedAfter → Jonathan M. Wainwright ⓘ
this entity surface form: Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright I
USS Wainwright (DD-419) → namedAfter → Jonathan M. Wainwright ⓘ
this entity surface form: Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright II
USS Wainwright (DD-419) → namedAfter → Jonathan M. Wainwright ⓘ
this entity surface form: Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright III
defense of Manila Bay → notableCommander → Jonathan M. Wainwright ⓘ