Joseph Stilwell (1883—1946) was from Barratka, Florida, the United States. He graduated from West Point Military Academy in 1904. He participated in World War I and served as a military attaché at the U.S. Embassy in China. From 1926 to 1929, he served as the battalion commander and acting chief of staff of the 15th Infantry Regiment of the U.S. Army stationed in Tianjin and was promoted to lieutenant colonel.
At that time, Marshall was the deputy regimental commander and acting regimental commander. The two got to know each other here. Stilwell had visited China many times and could speak Chinese. After the Pearl Harbor incident of World War II, the United States entered the war. In 1942, Stilwell was promoted to lieutenant general and was sent to China. He successively served as the chief of staff of the China Theater, the commander-in-chief of the U. S. Army in the China-Burma-India Theater, the deputy commander of the Southeast Asian Allied Forces Command, the commander of the Chinese Army in India, and the person in charge of distributing U.S. aid to China. Later, he was promoted to a four-star general. On September 2, 2015, Joseph Stilwell was awarded the commemorative medal for the 70th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression.Opening hours: Open from Tuesday to Sunday throughout the year from 09:00 to 17:00; Closed all day on Monday throughout the year. Closed on Mondays except for national statutory holidays.
