Samuel W. Koster

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US Army general (1919-2006)

United StatesLived 1919 to 2006 · aged 86

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Samuel William Koster was a career officer in the United States Army. Hailing from rural Iowa, he graduated West Point in 1942 after the attack on Pearl Harbor and attained the rank of major general.

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Gen. Koster, circa 1968

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Bronze Star Medal

Legionnaire of Legion of Merit

Silver Star

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Samuel William Koster was a career officer in the United States Army. Hailing from rural Iowa, he graduated West Point in 1942 after the attack on Pearl Harbor and attained the rank of major general. Koster is known for his service as commander of the 23rd Infantry Division during the infamous My Lai Massacre in 1968 after the Tet Offensive, later becoming the Superintendent of the US Military Academy at West Point.

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deceased

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Lived 1919 to 2006 · aged 86

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