William Westmoreland
William Childs Westmoreland (March 26, 1914 – July 18, 2005) was an United States Army four-star general.
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| Birth name | William Childs Westmoreland |
| Nickname | "Westy" |
| Born | March 26, 1914 Saxon, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | July 18, 2005 (aged 91) Charleston, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Place of burial | West Point Cemetery |
| Allegiance |  United States of America |
| Service/branch |  United States Army |
| Years of service | 1936-1972 |
| Rank |  General |
| Commands held | 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment 187th Regimental Combat Team 101st Airborne Division |
| Battles/wars | World War II Korean War Vietnam War |
| Awards |  Distinguished Service Medal (3) Legion of Merit (3) Bronze Star (2) Air Medal (10) |
Westmoreland commanded U.S. military operations in the Vietnam War at its peak (1964–68), including during the 1968 Tet Offensive. He adopted a strategy of attrition against the Viet Cong and the North Vietnamese Army.
He later served as U.S. Army chief of staff from 1968 to 1972.
He was mentioned in a Time magazine article as a potential candidate for the 1968 Republican nomination.[1]
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Westmoreland and President Lyndon B. Johnson at Cam Ranh Air Base, 23 December 1967
Johnson and Westmoreland decorating a soldier in Vietnam, October 1966
General William Westmoreland and President Lyndon B. Johnson in the Oval Office - NARA - 192557
President Johnson, Westmoreland, South Vietnamese President Nguyễn Văn Thiệu and Prime Minister Nguyễn Cao Kỳ (left to right) in October 1966
Westmoreland at a press conference outside the White House, April 1968
Westmoreland being sworn in as Chief of Staff of the Army by Vice Chief of Staff of the Army General Ralph E. Haines Jr. at the Pentagon on July 3, 1968
Portrait by Herbert Elmer Abrams
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References
- ↑ "The Temper of the Times". Time (magazine). 1967-04-14. http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,836932-9,00.html. Retrieved 2007-09-14.
Other websites
- Initial report on the death of Westmoreland from the Associated Press
- Obituary: General Commanded Troops in Vietnam from the Washington Post
- Gen. Westmoreland, Who Led U.S. in Vietnam, Dies from the New York Times
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