Walter K. Wilson, Jr.
| Walter King Wilson Jr. | |
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Lieutenant General Walter K. Wilson Jr.
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| Born |
August 26, 1906 Fort Barrancas, Florida |
| Died | December 6, 1985 (aged 79) Mobile, Alabama |
| Allegiance |
 United States of America
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| Service/branch |
 United States Army
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| Years of service | 1929–1965 |
| Rank |
 Lieutenant General
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| Commands held | Chief of Engineers (1961–65) |
| Battles/wars |
World War II Cold War |
| Awards |
Distinguished Service Medal Legion of Merit (2) Soldier's Medal |
Walter King Wilson Jr. (August 26, 1906 – December 6, 1985), was an officer of the United States Army with the rank of lieutenant general. He is most noted as a Chief of Engineers during 1961–65. He was the son of Major General Walter K. Wilson Sr.
He was born at Fort Barrancas, Florida, the son of artillery officer and World War II Major General Walter K. Wilson Sr. (1880–1954). He graduated from West Point in 1929 and was commissioned in the United States Army Corps of Engineers.
Before 1942 he served with troops, continued his military and engineering education, and was an instructor at West Point. From 1942 to 1943, he commanded the 79th Engineer Combat Regiment
From 1943 to 1945, Wilson served as Deputy Engineer-in-Chief with the South East Asia Command at New Delhi, India, and Kandy, Ceylon. He became Commanding General, Advance Section, U.S. Forces, India-Burma Theater, and Chief of Staff of the Chinese Army in India. Later, he commanded Intermediate and Base Sections and consolidated all three, commanding all ground forces remaining in the theater.
After the war he was District Engineer in St. Paul, Minnesota (1946–49), and Mobile, Alabama (1949–52), and then South Atlantic (1952–53) and Mediterranean Division Engineer (1953–55).
He assumed command of the 18th Engineer Brigade at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, in 1955.
He served as Deputy Chief of Engineers for Construction from 1956 to 1960. Wilson was commanding general of the Army Engineer Center and Fort Belvoir and commandant of the Army Engineer School in 1960–61.
Wilson's military honors included a Distinguished Service Medal,Legion of Merit with Oak Leaf Cluster, a Soldier's Medal and membership in the French Legion of Honor.
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