- Born
- Died
- Birth nameWilliam Childs Westmoreland
- Nickname
- Westy
- Height1.85 m
- William C. Westmoreland was born on March 26, 1914 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA. He was married to Katherine Stevens van Deusen and Katherine Van Deusen. He died on July 18, 2005 in Charleston, South Carolina, USA.
- SpousesKatherine Stevens van Deusen(May 1947 - July 18, 2005) (his death, 3 children)Katherine Van Deusen(1947 - July 18, 2005) (his death, 3 children)
- Commander of US forces in Vietnam from 1964 through early 1968.
- Children: son James, daughter Katherine.
- Buried at United States Military Academy, West Point in Orange County, New York.
- Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume 7, 2003-2005, pages 563-566. Farmington Hills, MI: Thomson Gale, 2007.
- Is portrayed by [linknm0574226=] in Kissinger and Nixon (1995), Kurtwood Smith in A Bright Shining Lie (1998) and Tom Skerritt in Sur le chemin de la guerre (2002).
- The military don't start wars. Politicians start wars.
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