William Westmoreland
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William Childs Westmoreland was a United States Army general, most notably the commander of United States forces during the Vietnam War from 1964 to 1968. He later served as Chief of Staff of the United States Army from 1968 to 1972.
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Westmoreland as a West Point cadet c. 1936
Westmoreland and President Lyndon B. Johnson at Cam Ranh Air Base in Khánh Hòa province, 23 December 1967
Johnson and Westmoreland decorating a soldier at Cam Ranh Bay, South Vietnam, in October 1966
Left to right: President Johnson, Westmoreland, South Vietnamese President Nguyễn Văn Thiệu, and Prime Minister Nguyễn Cao Kỳ in October 1966
Westmoreland with President Lyndon B. Johnson in the Oval Office in November 1967
Westmoreland at a press conference outside the White House in 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 3 July 1968Awards 24
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William Childs Westmoreland was a United States Army general, most notably the commander of United States forces during the Vietnam War from 1964 to 1968. He later served as Chief of Staff of the United States Army from 1968 to 1972. Born into a prosperous family in Upstate South Carolina, he demonstrated leadership abilities from an early age as a Boy Scout and attended the US Military Academy in West Point, graduating at the top of his class in 1936. He excelled during his service in the European theater during World War II, and in the Korean War, leading to him becoming one of the youngest general officers of the time. After returning from Korea, he continued to climb the ranks within the Army, serving as Superintendent of West Point from 1960 to 1963.
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