Daniel Isom Sultan

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Daniel Isom Sultan
Daniel I. Sultan
Born	(1885-12-09)December 9, 1885 Oxford, Mississippi
Died	January 14, 1947(1947-01-14) (aged 61) Washington, D.C.
Place of Burial	West Point Cemetery
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	1907–1947
Rank	Lieutenant General
Commands held	38th Infantry Division VIII Corps China-Burma-India Theater Inspector General of the U.S. Army
Battles/wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Distinguished Service Medal (4) Legion of Merit

General Daniel Isom Sultan, (December 9, 1885 – January 14, 1947) was an American General during World War II. He fought in the China-Burma-India theater in the last half of the war.

Biography

He was born in Oxford, Mississippi, and later attended the University of Mississippi, before transferring to West Point. While at the university, he was initiated into the Sigma Chi fraternity. He graduated from West Point in 1907 and was commissioned in the Corps of Engineers.

Prior to World War I, he served in the Philippine Islands and was in charge of the construction of fortifications on Corregidor. In 1918 he was assigned to the War Department General Staff in France. From 1929 to 1931, he commanded the provisional engineer battalion charged with surveying routes for a canal in Nicaragua. From 1934 to 1938, he presided as a Commissioner of the District of Columbia.

Sultan as West Point cadet

On July 8, 1939 he was promoted to Brigadier General. He commanded the 38th Infantry Division at the beginning of World War II and the VIII Corps.

In 1943 he was assigned to the China Burma India Theater (CBI) as Deputy Commander under General Joseph Stilwell and on September 2, 1944, promoted to Lieutenant General. He became the Commander of the Burma-India Theater under the command of South East Asia Command (SEAC) of the South-East Asian Theatre on October 24, 1944. The CBI had been split in two with General Albert Wedemeyer becoming the Chief of Staff to Chiang Kai-shek and commander in China.

On July 14, 1945, Sultan became Inspector General of the Army. In 1947 he died while still on active duty.

Legacy

The United States Navy transport ship USNS General Daniel I. Sultan (T-AP-120) was named in his honor.

Awards

• Army Staff Identification Badge
• Distinguished Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters (1922, 1932, 1945, 1947)
• Legion of Merit
• Bronze Star Medal
• Air Medal (posthumous)
• Mexican Border Service Medal
• World War I Victory Medal
• Army of Occupation of Germany Medal
• Second Nicaraguan Campaign Medal
• American Defense Service Medal
• American Campaign Medal
• Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with two campaign stars
• World War II Victory Medal
• Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (United Kingdom)
• Medal of Distinction (Nicaragua)
• Presidential Medal of Merit (Nicaragua)
• Order of the Cloud and Banner, Grand Cordon (China)

Dates of rank

Insignia	Rank	Component	Date
No insignia	Cadet	United States Military Academy	June 15, 1903
No insignia in 1907	Second Lieutenant	Regular Army	June 14, 1907
	First Lieutenant	Regular Army	February 7, 1911
	Captain	Regular Army	February 27, 1914
	Major	Regular Army	May 15, 1917
	Lieutenant Colonel	Temporary	August 5, 1917
	Colonel	National Army	July 13, 1918
	Major	Regular Army	March 15, 1920
	Lieutenant Colonel	Regular Army	October 1, 1930
	Colonel	Regular Army	October 1, 1935
	Brigadier General	Regular Army	December 1, 1938
	Major General	Army of the United States	April 3, 1941
	Lieutenant General	Army of the United States	September 2, 1944
	Major General	Regular Army	July 9, 1945

External links

• General Daniel I. Sultan AP-120 at www.multied.com
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• Daniel Isom Sultan at Find a Grave