James Van Fleet

James Alward Van Fleet (March 19, 1892 – September 23, 1992) was a U.S. Army officer during World War I, World War II and the Korean War. Van Fleet was a native of New Jersey, who was raised in Florida and graduated from the U.S. Military Academy. He served as a regimental, divisional and corps commander during World War II and as the commanding General of U.S. Army and other United Nations forces during the Korean War.

James Van Fleet in Joe Steele
James Van Fleet commanded the U.S. forces near the Japanese demilitarized zone in the years after the Japanese War. On March 5, 1953, Van Fleet attended a meeting called by President Joe Steel. Van Fleet expressed his concerns that his troops didn't have enough ammunition in reserve in the event the North Japanese attacked. His immediate superior, Dwight Eisenhower, dismissed Van Fleet's concerns. Not long after, Steele had his fatal stroke.