Q:Facts: - placeofburial label: place of burial - battles: world war i world war ii korean war - death date: 23 january 1978 - allegiance: united states of america - commands: adjutant general of the u.s. army - placeofburial: arlington national cemetery - awards: distinguished service medal legion of merit - birth date: 18 may 1892 - serviceyears: 1917 & ndash ; 1954 - name: william edward bergin - branch: 25px united states army - birth place: pueblo , colorado - rank: 30px major general Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of william edward bergin .
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william edward bergin -lrb- may 18 , 1892 -- january 23 , 1978 -rrb- was an officer in the united states army who served as adjutant general from 1951 to 1954 .