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Vinegar Joe
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Vinegar Joe
'Long before his World War II exploits in Burma had made him a legend, General Joseph W. Stilwell had earned his nickname of "Vinegar Joe." The peppery, outspoken military leader abhorred incompetents and never hesitated to let them know it. In February 1942 Stilwell was named commander of U.S. Army forces in the China-Burma-India (CBI) theater and chief of staff to Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, leader of the Chinese Nationalist forces. Stilwell's assignment was to train Chinese forces to resist Japanese expansion, to build and hold military bases in China for America's effort against Japan, and to coordinate Allied operations in that area.'
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