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Westmoreland, William Childs (1914–2005)| US general who served as commander of US forces in Vietnam 1964–68. He was an aggressive advocate of expanded US military involvement there. |
| Born in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA, Westmoreland was a 1936 graduate of West Point military academy where he was superintendent from 1960–63. He served in various administrative capacities at the Pentagon 1953–58. |
| In Vietnam 1963–68, he ended his active military career as army Chief of Staff 1968–72. |
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