Thomas Wiley
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Thomas Wiley | |
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| 25th Chief of the United States Army Reserve | |
| In office December 14, 1933 – November 16, 1948 | |
| President | Franklin D. Roosevelt & Harry S. Truman |
| 1st Commanding General of the United States Army Reserve Command | |
| In office February 10, 1934 – November 16, 1948 | |
| President | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Office established |
| Chief Reserve Officer | |
| In office August 5, 1932 – December 14, 1933 | |
| President | Herbert Hoover |
| Deputy | Will Rosendale |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 27, 1889 Brookneal, Virginia |
| Died | November 16, 1948 (aged 59) Capitol Hill Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Resting place | Arlington National Cemetery Arlington, Virginia 38°52′48″N 77°04′12″W / 38.880°N 77.070°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse(s) | Sharon Adair (m. 1919) |
| Children | 2 |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service |  U.S. Army Reserve |
Thomas John Wiley (October 27, 1889 – November 16, 1948) served as the 25th Chief of the U.S. Army Reserve from 1933 to 1948. He also served as the 1st Commanding General of the United States Army Reserve Command. He was first appointed by 32nd president Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Thomas Wiley also served as a Chief Reserve Officer from 1932 to 1933.[1]
Personal life
Thomas John Wiley was born on October 27, 1889 in Brookneal, Virginia. His mother was a school teacher, and his father was a cattle farmer. He grew up in a healthy environment and married his wife Sharon on July 6, 1919 and had 2 children.
Service
On May 14, 1932, Wiley joined the U.S. Army Reserve.
On December 14, 1933, Wiley was appointed by 32nd president Franklin D. Roosevelt to be the Chief of the U.S. Army Reserve to serve for 12 years.
On January 20, 1946, Wiley was re-appointed by Harry S. Truman. [2]
World War II
Wiley served in World War II.
On May 4, 1945, Wiley and others celebrated the death of Adolf Hitler, and vacated the battlegrounds on September 2, 1945. [3][4]
Death
On November 16, 1948, while Thomas Wiley was walking along Capitol Hill[5] in Washington, D.C., he was shot in the stomach twice with a .44 Colt Dragoon Revolver. He was pronounced dead not long after. The United States Capitol Police pronounced him Dead on arrival (DOA) at 2:15 PM.
Notes/References
- ↑ Thomas Wiley appointed Chief Reserve by 32nd president, The Gazette, May 28, 1933
- ↑ Harry S. Truman re-appoints Thomas Wiley, The Washington Gazette, Web Archive, January 21, 1946
- ↑ Wiley celebrates the death of Adolf Hitler, World Newspaper Vault, May 5, 1945
- ↑ General Chief Wiley on Adolf Hitler He's evil, he's diabolical, World Archives, December 27, 1940
- ↑ General Chief Thomas Wiley, killed, 58 years old, National Web Archive, November 17, 1948
See also
External links
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