Wilds P. Richardson
Wilds Preston Richardson | |
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| Born | March 20, 1861 |
| Died | May 20, 1929 (aged 68) |
| Branch | United States Army |
| Service years | 1884–1920 |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
| Commands | 5th Infantry Division American North Russian Expeditionary Forces 78th Infantry Brigade Alaska Road Commission |
| Conflicts | World War I |
Wilds Preston Richardson (20 March 1861 in Hunt County, Texas – 20 May 1929) was an officer of the United States Army notable for being an explorer and geographer of Alaska in the early decades of the 20th century. During World War I, he was promoted to the rank of brigadier general and, because of his cold weather experience, sent to lead the Polar Bear Expedition, part of the Allied intervention in the Russian Civil War. Richardson retired after the war and died in Washington, D.C., in 1929.