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"I have no apologies, no regrets.
I gave my very best efforts"
Gen. Westmoreland died at the age of 91
- Graduate West Point class of 1936.
- During WWII commanded artillery battalions
in Sicily and North Africa
- Chief of Staff 9th Infantry Division
- Instructed at Command and General Staff
College; Army War College
- Commanded 187th Airborne Infantry Reg
Combat Team, Korea
- Commanded 101st Airborne Division
- Commanded XVIII Airborne Corps
- Appointed Deputy Commander MACV on 6-20-64
- Attended Harvard Business School AMP.
- 5 Honorary Degrees. 17 Battle campaign
in 3 wars.
- 4 Distinguished Service Medals.
- Decorated by 16 foreign countries. (4
from S. Amer., 5 Eur., 7 Far East).
- Commanded all military elements from Platoon
to Chief of Staff.
- Superintendent, US Military Academy.
- Commanded 3 major Army posts.
- Commanded US troops in Vietnam and advised
S Vietnam military for over 4 years Chief of Staff, US Army,
for 4 years.
- Man of Year - TIME Mag. '65
- Headed Task Force for Economic Growth
for Governor of S Carolina.
- Traveled extensively. Lecturer - Spoken
to numerous college audiences and civic groups.
- Board Director of a number of corporations
and organizations.
- Paratrooper, helicopter pilot.
- Sports: golf, swimming, hunting.
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- Memoirs:
- "A Soldier Reports", (a memoir
of 40 years in uniform - unique Vietnam experience, centerpiece.)
Author: Westmoreland - Published by Doubleday, (May '80 published
by Dell in paperback.)
- "Riding to Battle: Reminiscence of
1941-43". (Westmoreland, William C., Army, Apr 1993,pp.
43-44).
- Samuel Zaffiri,"Westmoreland: A Biography
of General William C. Westmoreland",(1995, ISBN 0688143458,
Amazon.com).
- "The Eagle Scout"; US News and
World Report (Special Report) March 16, 1998.
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- He is survived by his wife Kitsy,
and 3 children
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- Interment services will be Saturday, July
23, 2005 at West Point. The chapel service will be closed to
the public. Burial in the West Point cemetery will follow, and
is open to the public. Since the chapel service is at 1000 hours,
it is estimated that time of the graveside service will be approximately
1045-1100 hours.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to The Army Emergency
Relief Fund, 200 Stovall Street, Suite 5n13, Alexandria, VA 22332;
The American Red Cross, Lowcountry Chapter, 5290 Rivers Avenue,
Charleston, SC 29406; The Salvation Army, 4248 Dorchester Road,
North Charleston, SC 29405, or West Point Fund, Association of
Graduates, 698 Mills Road, West Point, New York, 10996.
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