Agaricus - In retrospect, I should have put a better title on the post as I did know that Vinegar Joe Stilwell passed away in 1946. Sorry about that.
A little more background. The bust was passed along by the widow of an ex-FAA employee. She told my friend that her husband told her it was Vinegar Joe Stilwell. It didn't make any sense to us either, but I thought it best to share exactly what we'd been told.
Milo - Thank you for the information you shared. I'll pursue this further and see where it leads.