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aliases:
- Richard G. Stilwell
- General Richard G. Stilwell
born: 1917-02-24
category: Psychics & Remote Viewers
died: 1991-12-25
location: Buffalo, New York
summary: Retired U.S. Army four-star general who arranged John B. Alexander's transfer
  to INSCOM, bringing psychic research into military intelligence.
tags:
- Person
- RemoteViewer
- Military
---

Richard G. Stilwell (1917–1991) was a retired [U.S. Army](/organizations/us-army/) four-star general who served as the Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering. He was a distinguished military figure, having participated in the Normandy Invasion in [World War II](/events/world-war-ii/), served as head of the U.S. Military Assistance Command, Thailand during the [Vietnam](/places/vietnam/), and commanded the United Nations Command in Korea[^1].

In January 1981, Stilwell took an interest in Lieutenant Colonel [John B. Alexander](/people/john-b-alexander/)'s controversial article, "The New Mental Battlefield: Beam Me Up, Spock." After an informal meeting with Alexander, Stilwell arranged for his transfer to the [INSCOM](/organizations/united-states-army-intelligence-and-security-command/) under Major General [Albert Stubblebine](/people/albert-stubblebine/). This move formally brought Alexander into the realm of psychic research within the military[^1].

[^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017.