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You may be correct about Gen. Wedemeyer. However Vinegar Joe Stillwell was widely disliked by all who worked with or for him. An example of the feelings people had for him: During the Myitkyina siege, which took place during the height of the monsoon season, Marauders' second-in-command, Col. Hunter, as well as the unit's regimental and battalion level surgeons, had urgently recommended that the entire 5307th be relieved of duty and returned to rear areas for rest and recovery. By this time, most of the men had fevers and continual dysentery, forcing the men to cut the seats out of their uniform trousers in order to fire their weapons and relieve themselves simultaneously.[49][50] Stilwell rejected the evacuation recommendation, though he did make a frontline inspection of the Myitkyina lines. Afterwards, he ordered all medical staff to stop returning combat troops suffering from disease or illness, and instead return them to combat status, using medications to keep down fevers.[51] The feelings of many Marauders towards General Stilwell at that time were summed up by one soldier, who stated, "I had him [Stilwell] in my sights. I coulda' squeezed one off and no one woulda' known it wasn't a Jap who got that son of a bitch."[49]

MrMikeFRPh Loc: Here, not there

I'd love to contact him as several of my great uncle's (Ed Rector) nieces and nephews are still alive as are their descendants. I can be reached at forsythema51@gmail.com.
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Mike

MrMikeFRPh Loc: Here, not there

I'd love to contact him as several of my great uncle's (Ed Rector) nieces and nephews are still alive as are their descendants. I can be reached at forsythema51@gmail.com.
Thanks,
Mike

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I have passed the information on to my friend and, hopefully, he will contact you.