Joseph Warren Stilwell, Jr.

Joseph Warren Stilwell Jr.
Joseph Warren Stilwell Jr.
Nickname(s)	"Jumping Joe or Gunner Six"
Born	(1912-03-06)March 6, 1912 Syracuse, New York
Died	July 25, 1966(1966-07-25) (aged 54) Pacific Ocean, approx. 585 miles west of San Francisco, California
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	1933–1966
Rank	Brigadier General
Commands held	7th Infantry Division China Burma India Theater 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division (Korean War) 18th Airborne Corps, Ft. Bragg US Army Support Group, Vietnam War US Army JFK Special Warfare Center United States Army Special Forces Command
Battles/wars	World War II Korean War Vietnam War
Awards	Combat Infantryman Badge Soldier's Medal Distinguished Flying Cross Distinguished Service Medal Legion of Merit (2 awards) Bronze Star (4 awards, one for Valor) Purple Heart (2 awards) Air Medal (26 awards)

Brigadier General Joseph Warren Stilwell Jr. (March 6, 1912 – July 25, 1966) was a United States Army General best known for his service in United States Army Special Forces and the US Army Support Group in the Vietnam War.

He was born in Syracuse, New York, one of five children of General Joseph Stilwell. He attended West Point class of 1933.

He served as a Lieutenant with the 15th Infantry Regiment (United States) in China in 1937.

He served as commander of US Army Support Group, Vietnam (renamed US Army Support Command, Vietnam from 1 March 1964) from 26 August 1962 until 30 June 1964.

He was lost at sea on 25 July 1966 when flying a C-47 to Hawaii with longtime friend and pilot Hal Grimes of Air Ferry International. Harold Fossum was the navigator. The C-47 was to continue on to Thailand; however, Stilwell was only intending to travel as far as Hawaii to increase his instrument rating qualification. The Coast Guard, USAF and US Navy (including three destroyers and the USS Yorktown (CV-10)) searched an area of 105,000 square miles without finding any trace of the aircraft.