Albert Coady Wedemeyer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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United States Army general
Date of Birth: 09-Jul-1897
Place of Birth: Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Date of Death: 17-Dec-1989
Profession: military personnel
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Cancer 
About Albert Coady Wedemeyer
- General Albert Coady Wedemeyer (July 9, 1897 – December 17, 1989) was a United States Army commander who served in Asia during World War II from October 1943 to the end of the war.
- Previously, he was an important member of the War Planning Board which formulated plans for the Invasion of Normandy.
- He was General George Marshall's chief consultant when in the Spring of 1942 he traveled to London with General Marshall and a small group of American military men to consult with the British in an effort to convince the British to support the cross channel invasion.
- Wedemeyer was a staunch anti-communist.
- While in China during the years 1944 to 1945 he was Chiang Kai-shek's Chief of Staff and commanded all American forces in China.
- Wedemeyer supported Chiang's struggle against Mao Zedong and in 1947 President Truman sent him back to China to render a report on what actions the United States should take.
- During the Cold War, Wedemeyer was a chief supporter of the Berlin Airlift.
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