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Military leader who served as commander of U.S. troops in Vietnam from 1964 to 1968.He oversaw a massive expansion of the Vietnam War, which, at its peak, involved more than 500,000 troops.He owed a debt of gratitude to fellow general, Frederick C. Weyand, whose timely warning helped him to push back the North Vietnamese Tet Offensive.
BEFORE FAMEHe commanded artillery battalions in North Africa in World War II and went on to head the elite 101st Airborne Division during the 1950s.
PERSONAL LIFEHe had three children with his wife, Katherine Van Deus.
FUN FACTSWar Hero William Westmoreland were born on Thursday, birthstone is Aquamarine, the seaon was Spring in the Chinese year of Tiger, it is 74 days until William Westmoreland next birthday.
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Jan. 11 1931
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