Joseph Stilwell the parents of five children, including Brigadier General Joseph, Jr., (West Point 1933) served in World War II, Korea, and Vietnam. Stilwell later taught at West Point, and attended the Infantry Advanced Course and the Command and General Staff College. During World War I, he was the U.S. Fourth Corps intelligence officer and helped plan the St. Mihiel offensive. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal for his service in France. Stilwell is often remembered by his sobriquet, "Vinegar Joe", which he acquired while a commander at Fort Benning, Georgia. Stilwell often gave harsh critiques of performance in field exercises,
Joseph Stilwell for the China command; Mitter projects that his talents could have been far better employed in North Africa, as Marshall had originally planned. Stilwell is portrayed on film by Erville Alderson in "Objective, Burma!" (1945), by John Hoyt in Samuel Fuller's "Merrill's Marauders" (1962), by Robert Stack in Steven Spielberg's "1941" (1979), and by Yachun Dong in "Chinese Expeditionary Force (TV series)" (2011). On August 24, 2000, the United States Postal Service issued the first 10¢ Distinguished Americans series postage stamp honoring Stilwell. The award for the Outstanding Overall Cadet, Senior Division, in the California Cadet Corps is named the