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 | 22x20px United States Army |
| Years of service | 1936-1972 |
| Rank | 25px General |
| Commands held | 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment 187th Regimental Combat Team 101st Airborne Division |
| Battles/wars | World War II Korean War Vietnam War |
| Awards | 30px Distinguished Service Medal (3) File:Legion of Merit ribbon.svg Legion of Merit (3) 30px Bronze Star (2) 30px 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]
William Westmoreland Media
- Johnson and Westmoreland Vietnam 23 December 1967.jpg
Westmoreland and President Lyndon B. Johnson at Cam Ranh Air Base in Khánh Hòa province, 23 December 1967
- President Lyndon B. Johnson in Vietnam, With General William Westmoreland decorating a soldier - NARA - 192511.jpg
Johnson and Westmoreland decorating a soldier at Cam Ranh Bay, South Vietnam, in October 1966
- President Lyndon B. Johnson in Vietnam, With General William Westmoreland, Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Thieu, Prime... - NARA - 192508.tif
Left to right: President Johnson, Westmoreland, South Vietnamese President Nguyễn Văn Thiệu, and Prime Minister Nguyễn Cao Kỳ in October 1966
- General William Westmoreland and President Lyndon B. Johnson in the Oval Office - NARA - 192557 (retouched).tiff
Westmoreland with President Lyndon B. Johnson in the Oval Office in November 1967
- General William Westmoreland Press Conference Outside the White House - NARA - 192558.tif
Westmoreland at a press conference outside the White House in April 1968
- General William Westmoreland is sworn-in as 25th Chief of Staff of the United States Army by Army Vice Chief of Staff General Ralph E. Haines Jr.jpg
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 3 July 1968
A 1972 portrait of Westmoreland by Herbert 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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