Courtney Whitney

Major General Courtney Whitney (May 20, 1897 – March 21, 1969) was a lawyer and United States Army commander during World War II who later served as a senior official during the American occupation of Japan (1945–1951).He received his law degree from George Washington University in 1927 and left the army to open a private practice in Manila.[2] Described by author William Manchester as an "ultraconservative Manila corporation lawyer", Whitney held highly racist views towards Filipinos, and was also a staunch anti-communist, opposing U.S. aid to Philippine communist guerrillas, such as the Hukbalahap.[3] After Japan surrendered, Whitney accompanied MacArthur to Atsugi Air Base and became Chief of the Government Section at GHQ.He accompanied MacArthur during the Korean War and received the Silver Star and a second Legion of Merit for his brief visits to the front.
Brigadier General Courtney Whitney (left); General Douglas MacArthur (middle), Commander in Chief of U.N. Forces; and Major General Edward Almond (right), observe the shelling of Inchon from the U.S.S. Mt. McKinley , September 15, 1950.
The grave of Major General Courtney Whitney at Arlington National Cemetery .
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