Timeline
Birth- Mar 26, 1914
Saxon, South Carolina
1775 - 2099Other Service- Age: 22 years
Conflict Period
Other Service
Organization
Army
Organization Code
ARMY
Branch
Army
Served For
United States of America
Enlistment- Jun 12, 1936-Age: 22 years
1775 - 2099Other Service- Ages: 58 - 22 years
Service Start Date
Jan 1, 1936
Conflict Period
Other Service
Rank
Second Lieutenant (1936) to General (1965)
Service End Date
Jan 1, 1972
Branch
Army
Served For
United States of America
1939 - 1945World War II
Served For
United States of America
WW2 Service Fact
Served as Chief of Staff from 12OCT44 to end of WW2
Service Number
020223
Service Number
O-20223
Branch
Army
Rank
Colonel (1944, temporary)
Conflict Period
World War II
Marriage- Jan 1, 1947-Age: 33 years
Katherine S. Van Deusen
1950 - 1953Korean War
Commands held
187th Airborne Regimental Combat Team
Branch
Army
Rank
Brigadier General (1952, temporary)
Conflict Period
Korean War
Served For
United States of America
1955 - 1975Vietnam War
Conflict Period
Vietnam War
Rank
General
Branch
Army
Commands held
Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (MACV); Chief of Staff of the US Army
Served For
United States of America
Employment: Employer
US Military Academy
Employment: Place
West Point, NY
Employment: Position
Superintendent
Employment: Start Date
Jan 1, 1960
Employment: End Date
Jan 1, 1963
Employment: End Date
Jan 1, 1972
Employment: Employer
US Army
Employment: Start Date
Jan 1, 1968
Employment: Position
Chief of Staff of the United States Army
Employment: Start Date
Jan 1, 1964
Employment: Position
Commander, U.S. Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (COMUSMACV)
Employment: End Date
Jan 1, 1968
Education: Place
West Point, NY
Education: To
Jan 1, 1936
Education: Institution
US Military Academy
Social Security Number
***-**-1893
Gender
Male
Death- Jul 18, 2005-Age: 91 years
Natural
Charleston, South Carolina
Other Facts
Full Name
William Westmoreland
Mother
Eugenia Talley Childs
Father
James Ripley Westmoreland
Full Name
William Childs Westmoreland
Also known as
Westy
