William R. Richardson

General William Rowland Richardson (born March 25, 1929) is a retired U.S. Army four-star general. He was Commander of the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command.

He was born in Taichow, Kiangsu, China to missionary parents. Richardson graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1951.

Richardson served as Commander of the Combined Arms Center and Commandant of the Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth from 1979 to 1981.O'Connell and Associates - Key Employees and Associates He was the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Plans from 1981 to 1983, and in 1983, he became Commander of the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, retiring from this position in 1986.

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