Are there any WWII historians here at DU? I have a question about my late uncle's deployment to Persia in 1940 when he

[bucolic_frolic]

1. Google AI:

Based on historical military records, no West Point graduates were deployed to Persia (Iran) in 1940. This is because the United States did not have a military mission or significant presence in the country at that time
.
Here's a breakdown of the historical context:

The US wasn't in Persia in 1940. It wasn't until September 1941—after the joint British and Soviet invasion of Iran—that the U.S. began its involvement there. The initial U.S. military mission was established to help secure a supply route, the Persian Corridor, for Lend-Lease aid to the Soviet Union.
Graduates' first assignments. Graduates of West Point's Class of 1940 were commissioned as second lieutenants and entered the Army on June 11, 1940. While the world was on the brink of war, these new officers were assigned to various domestic and overseas posts, not Persia.
Later deployments to Persia. By mid-1943, as the need to supply the Soviet Union became more urgent, American involvement in the Persian Corridor increased, and 30,000 U.S. transportation soldiers were stationed in Iran. It is likely that some West Point graduates from the 1940 class and other years would have served in Iran during this later period, but not in 1940.