GENERAL JOSEPH STILWELL, nicknamed " Vinegar Joe," who has been appointed to command the 10th U.S. Army on Okinawa in place of Lieutenant-General Simon B. Buckner, who was killed in action this week. General Stilwell is seen flying to inspect his vast command when he was directing the U.S. forces in the China-India-Burma theatre. This personal plane was fitted with four airline seats, an army cot and a few wicker chairs.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXVI, Issue 146, 22 June 1945, Page 4
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70GENERAL JOSEPH STILWELL, nicknamed " Vinegar Joe," who has been appointed to command the 10th U.S. Army on Okinawa in place of Lieutenant-General Simon B. Buckner, who was killed in action this week. General Stilwell is seen flying to inspect his vast command when he was directing the U.S. forces in the China-India-Burma theatre. This personal plane was fitted with four airline seats, an army cot and a few wicker chairs. Auckland Star, Volume LXXVI, Issue 146, 22 June 1945, Page 4
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