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Arthur Riehl Wilson
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(July 18, 1894 – August 11, 1956) was a highly decorated
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officer who served during
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and
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. He wrote an account of U.S. Army operations in North Africa titled ''Report of Operations in North Africa''. Previously, he also served in the Pacific Theater, as quartermaster, working to "infuse vigor into all supply activities in Australia".


Early career and World War I

Arthur R. Wilson was born on July 18, 1894 in
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as the son of Alexander Moffatt and Agnes Matilda Wilson. He attended grammar school in Cherokee and subsequently enrolled at Oroville Union High School. Following the graduation in summer 1913, Wilson entered the
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and also enlisted the
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. Wilson rose through the ranks from Private to Sergeant and left the University in June 1916, when his regiment was called for the federal service during
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. He was ordered to the Mexican Border with 2nd California National Guard Infantry Regiment and was promoted to the rank of Quartermaster Sergeant. Wilson's unit was deactivated by the end of September 1916 and he returned to the civilian life. Following the
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in April 1917, Wilson entered the Army service and was commissioned as a
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in the Field Artillery Branch on August 15, 1917. He was ordered to the
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and attached to the 386th Field Artillery Regiment. Wilson completed basic training and moved with the regiment to Camp Lewis,
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in September 1917. He was promoted to the temporary rank of
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on April 11, 1918 and embarked for
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in June that year. He was meanwhile promoted to the temporary rank of
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on May 24, 1918 and was stationed at Camp de Souge, where he participated in the training of replacement units. Upon the signing of the
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in November 1918, he participated in the
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until February 1919, when his regiment was ordered back to the United States.


Interwar period

Following his return to the United States, Wilson remained in the Army and was stationed at
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,
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. He was allowed to complete his education at the University of California and graduated with
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degree in May 1919. Wilson then assumed duty as Professor of Military Science and Tactics at
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and remained in that capacity until October that year, when he was sent to
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for duty with
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. On July 1, 1920, Wilson was transferred to the Regular Army and commissioned first lieutenant and Captain on the same day. While at Fort Sill, he entered the Army Field Artillery School in September 1921 and following the graduation in June of the following year. Wilson then moved to
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, where he assumed duty as a Professor of Military Science and Tactics at
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. His tenure there ended in September 1926 and joined
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at the
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and remained until March 1928, when he was sent to the
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for service with
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. In December 1930, Wilson returned stateside and joined the headquarters of Experimental Mechanized Force at
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under Brigadier general
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as Publicity Officer. The mission of the Force was to conduct experiments in armored warfare and test experimental armored equipment. The attached subordinate units came under the control of the Mechanized Force for specific training events related to the testing of equipment or tactics and Wilson was in the frequent contact with the press. Wilson moved to
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,
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and became Post Adjutant in November 1931 and remained in that capacity until August 1932, when he was ordered to the
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at
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,
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and graduated from the two-year course in June 1934. Wilson was then sent to the Army War College in
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, where he completed advanced course in June 1935. He then attended the Chemical Warfare School at
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,
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and following the graduation on August 1, 1935, he was promoted to major. He then served as an instructor at the Army Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth until July 1937, when he was sent to the
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in
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for duty as Liaison officer with the
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, a
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, employing millions of job-seekers (mostly unskilled men) to carry out
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projects, including the construction of public buildings and roads. Wilson was appointed Chief of the Works Projects Administration Branch at the Supply Division, War Department General Staff in September 1939 and remained in that capacity until January 1940, when he resumed his previous duty as Liaison officer with the War Department General Staff. He was appointed Chief of the
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Branch within the Supply Division in June 1940 and was promoted to lieutenant colonel on August 18 of that year. While in this capacity, Wilson was given additional duty as Liaison officer with the
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under then-Senator
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, which was formed in March 1941 to find and correct problems in U.S. war production with waste, inefficiency, and
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.


World War II

Following the Japanese
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, Wilson was promoted to the temporary rank of colonel on December 24, 1941 and ordered back to the
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. He was promoted to the temporary rank of brigadier general on January 22, 1942 and sailed with the first waves of American troops to the
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. As quartermaster general, South West Pacific Area Command, he assisted in working out a vital lend-lease agreement with the top officials of the Australian government. Wilson returned to the United States in June 1942 and then embarked for
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as Commanding general,
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,
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. He held that assignment during the
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, an
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invasion of
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in November 1942 and was responsible for the administration of the Corps of Engineers, Signal Corps,
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,
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,
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and the
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. By the beginning of January 1943, Wilson was appointed Commanding General, Atlantic & Mediterranean Base Sections, U.S. North African Theater of Operations and was responsible for the administration of supplies during the combat operations in that areas and held that command during the
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in July–August 1943. Wilson was decorated with
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for his service in 1942–1943. He was promoted to the temporary rank of major general on January 13, 1944. In July 1944, Wilson was based in Naples, Italy as commanding general, Coastal Base Section, which accompanied the Seventh Army on 15 August 1944 during
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, the Allied invasion of Southern France. For the first three weeks Coastal Base Section was largely occupied with the operation of the landing beaches. Wilson also transformed Naples into the major supply center on the Italian mainland and did the similar work in two other ports. In doing so these three port communities were rehabilitated in record-breaking time, earning the gratitude and appreciation of the people and government of liberated Italy. Wilson's work was appreciated by the Italian Government and he was decorated with the
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and the
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awarded him an honorary degree of doctor of laws. The City of Naples conferred honorary citizenship upon him and he was also elected a Cavalier Magistrate, Order of the Knights of Malta, in connection with these recognition's of his significant part in helping to restore the life and culture of Free Italy. For his service in that capacity, Wilson received
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. General Wilson was appointed Chief of Staff, Seventh Army under lieutenant general
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in November 1944 and participated in the
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and
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operations. Wilson distinguished himself again in this capacity and received second
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and
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. He was also decorated with the
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, Croix de Guerre with Palm by the Government of France or
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. In 1945 he was conferred the Freedom of the City of
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.''Conferment of Freedom of Dijon on General Thomas B. Larkin, U. S. Army, General Arthur R. Wilson, U. S. Army, Lieutenant-Colonel P.C.R. St. Aubyn, British Military Representative, in the Hall of the States of Burgundy, February 28th 1945'', Connes, George
Retrieved August 2013


Postwar service and retirement

Wilson returned to the United States in July 1945 and joined the
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in Washington, D.C. as a member of the Committee on National Guard and Reserve Policies. He retired from active duty on May 31, 1946 after almost thirty years of service and accepted job as Vice President of
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and remained in this capacity until late 1947, when he accepted job as vice president of Industrial Products Trading Company. In early 1956, Wilson suffered a heart attack and also bladder ailment. He was admitted to the Letterman General Hospital in
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on August 11, 1956 and died of another heart attack later on that day. He was buried at Cherokee Cemetery in
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together with his wife Ellen A. Wilson.


Decorations

Here is Major General Wilson's ribbon bar:


References


External links


Military Times
Retrieved August 2013
Photos of General Wilson
Retrieved August 2013

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