William Childs Westmoreland (26 March 1914 – 18 July 2005) was a United States Army general, most notably the commander of United States forces during the Vietnam War from 1964 to …

Dec 19, 2025 · William Westmoreland commanded U.S. forces in the Vietnam War from 1964 to 1968. He treated the conflict as a war of attrition, which diminished domestic support. In …

Oct 3, 2019 · General William Childs Westmoreland was the US Army commander who led American forces during the early years of the Vietnam War. Having entered the service in …

General William C. Westmoreland, commander of MACV from June 1964 to March 1968 urged the use of United States combat troops to stop the Communist advance, which he predicted, …

Aug 2, 2011 · President Lyndon Johnson chose William Westmoreland, a distinguished veteran of World War II and the Korean War, to command the U.S. Military Assistance Command in …

William Childs Westmoreland was born in Saxon, South Carolina. He was an American General who served as United States Army Chief of Staff from 1968 to 1972. After graduating from …

General William Westmoreland was commander of all American forces in the Vietnam War (1954–75) from 1964 until 1968. Westmoreland was born on March 26, 1914, near …

Westmoreland graduated in 1936 and became an artillery officer seeing service during World War 2 in Tunisia, Sicily and in Western Europe. During the War he gained the reputation as an …

Jul 30, 2005 · Born William Childs Westmoreland, March 26, 1914, in Spartanburg, SC; died July 18, 2005, in Charleston, SC. Military general. William C. Westmoreland was a four-star …

Westmoreland commanded the 187th Airborne Infantry in The Korean War, was commander of the 101st Airborne Division and, at the age of 42, became the youngest major general in the …