Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright IV

:This page is about General Wainwright. For others named Jonathan Wainwright, see Jonathan Wainwright (disambiguation).

Early Life and Training

Wainwright was born at Fort Walla Walla, Washington and was the son of Robert Powell Page Wainwright, a US Army officer who commanded a squadron at the Battle of Santiago during the Spanish-American War. He graduated from Highland Park High School in 1901 and from West Point, in 1906, and was commissioned in the cavalry. He served with the 1st Cavalry Brigade in Texas from 1906–08 and in the Philippines from 1908–10, where he saw combat on Jolo, during the Moro Rebellion. Wainwright graduated from the Mounted Service School, Fort Riley, Kansas, in 1916 and was promoted to Captain. By 1917 he was on the staff of the first officer training camp at Plattsburgh, New York.

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Fort Walla Walla - Washington - Robert Powell Page Wainwright - US Army - Battle of Santiago - Spanish-American War - West Point - 1906 - 1st Cavalry Brigade - 08 - Philippines - 10 - Jolo - Moro Rebellion - Mounted Service School - Fort Riley - Kansas - 1916 - Captain - 1917 - Plattsburgh, New York

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