William Westmoreland

William Childs Westmoreland (March 26, 1914 – July 18, 2005) was an United States Army four-star general.

Westmoreland commanded U.S. military operations in the Vietnam War at its peak (1964–68), including during the 1968 Tet Offensive. He adopted a strategy of attrition against the Viet Cong and the North Vietnamese Army. 

He later served as U.S. Army chief of staff from 1968 to 1972.

He was mentioned in a Time magazine article as a potential candidate for the 1968 Republican nomination.

References

Other websites
Initial report on the death of Westmoreland from the Associated Press
Obituary: General Commanded Troops in Vietnam from the Washington Post
Gen. Westmoreland, Who Led U.S. in Vietnam, Dies from the New York Times

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