William Westmoreland AKA William Childs Westmoreland
Born: 26-Mar-1914 Birthplace: Spartanburg County, SC Died: 18-Jul-2005 Location of death: Charleston, SC [1] Cause of death: Natural Causes Remains: Buried, US Military Academy, West Point, NY
Gender: Male Race or Ethnicity: White Sexual orientation: Straight Occupation: Military Party Affiliation: Republican Nationality: United States Executive summary: Commanded US Army in Vietnam War Military service: US Army (1936-72) Retired from active service July 1972. [1] Bishop Gadsden Retirement Community, Charleston, SC.
Father: James Ripley Westmoreland Mother: Eugenia Talley Childs Sister: Margaret Wife: Katherine S. Van Deusen ("Kitsy", m. 1947) Son: James Ripley Westmoreland Daughter: Katherine ("Stevie") Daughter: Margaret
University: The Citadel University: US Military Academy, West Point (1936) University: Harvard Business School Administrator: Superintendent, US Military Academy, West Point (1960-63)
US Army Chief of Staff (1968-72) US Defense Department Commander, Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (1964-68) Alfalfa Club 1969 Boy Scouts of America Time Person of the Year 1965 Distinguished Service Medal 4 times Distinguished Eagle Scout Award Eagle Scout 1930 Silver Buffalo 1967 South Carolina Hall of Fame 1986
FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR Hearts and Minds (1974) · Himself
Author of books:
A Soldier Reports (1976)
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