Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright IV (1883–1953). Lieutenant General, the commanding officer of the Philippine Department at the time of its surrender to the Japanese, during World War II. One of the great tragic figures of the war, Wainwright was the senior field commander of US/Filipino forces; responsible for resisting the Japanese invasion of the Philippines, which began in December 1941. They held out for nearly six months. By June 9, the Philippine Department had completely surrendered. Wainwright was then held in prison camps in northern Luzon, Formosa, and Manchuria until his liberation by Russian troops in August 1945. After witnessing the Japanese surrender aboard the USS Missouri on September 2, he returned to the Philippines to receive the surrender of the local Japanese commander. He was later awarded the Medal of Honor. He died eight years to the day that the war ended, Sewptember 2, 1953,. He was buried in Section 1 of Arlington National Cemetery and is one of the few people to have had their funeral held in the lower level of the Memorial Amphitheater.A truly great American Hero.

Typed leter to Walter Winchell on Disabled American Veterans Stationery thanking Winchell for his help with a fund raiser for that organizations. There are a few docketings on the letter as shown and the letter is signed boldly in green fountain pen ink J.M Wainwright.Comes with 8 x 10 B&W photo of Wainwright in NYC ticker tape parade with mayor LaGuardia.

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