Walter K. Wilson, Jr.

Walter K. Wilson, Jr.

Infobox Military Person
name = Walter K. Wilson, Jr.
born = birth date|1906|8|26
died = death date and age|1985|12|6|1906|8|26


caption = Lieutenant General Walter K. Wilson, Jr.
placeofbirth = Fort Barrancas, Florida
placeofdeath = Mobile, Alabama
nickname =
allegiance = United States of America
branch = United States Army
serviceyears = 1929–1965
rank = Lieutenant General
unit =
commands = Chief of Engineers (1961–1965)
battles =
awards = Legion of Merit (2) Soldier's Medal
relations =
laterwork =

Walter K. Wilson, Jr. (August 26 1906 – December 6 1985), was an American soldier. He was born at Fort Barrancas, Florida, the son of an artillery officer. 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.

During World War II, Wilson served as Deputy Engineer-in-Chief with the Southeast 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 Legion of Merit with Oak Leaf Cluster, a Soldier's Medal and membership in the French Legion of Honor.

He retired as Chief of Engineers on June 30 1965 and died on December 6, 1985 in Mobile, Alabama.

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