Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/William M. Johnson
Based on precedent. Clearly a career soldier deserving respect, however, the last time a Command Sgt Major article was up for deletion, the concensus was to delete (even though I voted keep that time). This individual has basically the same awards and very similar service history, and even less sourcing than the other article (other one had a couple of mentions from books about the Vietnam War). Indeed we consistently hold that recipients of the Silver Star are not notable based on that fact alone, and that award is higher than the Bronze Star that this subject has received. While I feel that the notability guidelines seem a bit inconsistent across Wikipedia as a whole (e.g. from what I can see reading other AFD debates, certain types of 'actors' for want of a better term seem to be notable just for receiving awards for taking their clothes off and doing other things...the bar, however, seems a lot higher for a military person), I feel that it is important to be consistent. Also, independent sourcing is not there, so it does not meet requirements for 
— User:AustralianRupert, 05:37, 15 August 2009 (UTC)
Stance: delete
Cited policy: WP:BIO (Wikipedia:Notability)