Daniel Isom Sultan

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	38th Infantry Division VIII Corps Burma-India Theater Inspector General of the U.S. Army
Battles / wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Army Distinguished Service Medal (4) Legion of Merit Bronze Star Medal Air Medal (posthumous) Companion of the Order of the Bath (United Kingdom) Congressional Medal of Distinction (Nicaragua) Presidential Medal of Merit (Nicaragua) Order of the Cloud and Banner, with Special Grand Cordon (China)
Engineer Commissioner of the District of Columbia
In office August 22, 1932 – September 7, 1938 [1]
Preceded by	John C. Gotwals
Succeeded by	David McCoach, Jr.

Daniel Isom Sultan (December 9, 1885 – January 14, 1947) was an American general. Sultan was born in Oxford, Mississippi, and graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1907. He entered the United States Army Corps of Engineers and rose through the ranks, teaching engineering at West Point from 1912 to 1916, before travelling to the Philippines. He oversaw construction of fortifications on various islands, and eventually was in charge of all US Army fortification work in the Philippines. He then served on the War Department General Staff and the general staff of the American Expeditionary Forces until 1922. Sultan led the Nicaragua Canal Survey and commanded American troops in the country from 1929 to 1931, when he returned to the United States and wrote a report on the canal.

Sultan next was district engineer in Chicago, leading construction of the Great Lakes to Mississippi Waterway to July 1934. He was then involved in various commissions in Washington DC, and served as engineer commissioner of the District of Columbia. In late 1938, he took command of the 2d Regiment of Engineers, and eventually rose to lead the Hawaiian Division in early 1941. Sultan had various other commands during early World War II, including the 38th Infantry Division and VIII Corps. In 1943, he was made deputy commander of the China-Burma-India Theater, and assumed command of the Burma-India Theater in October 1944. In 1945, he was made Inspector General of the United States Army, and served in that position until his death in 1947. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal four times, the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star Medal, and made a Companion of the Order of the Bath.