Willard G. Wyman
| Willard G. Wyman | |
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| Born | March 21, 1898 Augusta, Maine, United States |
| Died | March 29, 1969 (aged 71) Washington, D.C., United States |
| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Army
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| Years of service | 1919–1959 |
| Rank |
 General
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| Unit |
 Coastal Artillery Branch Cavalry Branch
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| Commands held |
71st Infantry Division IX Corps Allied Land Forces South-Eastern Europe Sixth Army Continental Army Command |
| Battles/wars |
World War II Korean War |
| Awards |
Distinguished Service Cross Silver Star Legion of Merit Bronze Star with "V" device |
General Willard Gordon Wyman (March 21, 1898 – March 29, 1969) was a senior United States Army officer who served as Commanding General of Continental Army Command (CG CONARC) from 1956 to 1958.
Wyman was born in Augusta, Maine. He entered the United States Military Academy in 1917, after the American entry into World War I, and was commissioned as a second lieutenant into the Coastal Artillery Branch, and later transferred to the Cavalry Branch of the United States Army. He attended the U.S. Army Cavalry School, the U.S. Army Signal School at Fort Gordon and the U.S. Army Command and General Staff School. He later served as an instructor at the U.S. Army Cavalry School and on the General Staff of the War Department.
During World War II he served as the Assistant Chief of Staff of IX Corps, and later in 1942 as Deputy Chief of Staff of the China-Burma-India Theater of Operations. From 1942 to 1943 Deputy Chief of Staff Allied Forces Headquarters (AFHQ) before being assigned as Assistant Division Commander (ADC) of the 1st Infantry Division. He took command of the 71st Infantry Division from 1944 to 1945.
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