Birth Name: William Childs Westmoreland
Occupation: War Hero
Place Of Birth: SC
Date Of Birth: March 26, 1914
Date Of Death: July 18, 2005
Cause Of Death: N/A
Ethnicity: White
Nationality: American
William Westmoreland was born on the 26th of March, 1914. He was famous for being a War Hero. Military leader who served as commander of U.S. troops in Vietnam from 1964 to 1968.
William Westmoreland was born in SC. He commanded artillery battalions in North Africa in World War II and went on to head the elite 101st Airborne Division during the 1950s. He oversaw a massive expansion of the Vietnam War, which, at its peak, involved more than 500,000 troops.
William Westmoreland was a Aries and was born in the G.I. Generation.
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Childhood
William Westmoreland was born in 1910s. The 1910s represented the culmination of European militarism. Discover what happened on this day.
William Childs Westmoreland is part of G.I. Generation also known as The Greatest Generation. This generation experienced much of their youth during the Great Depression and rapid technological innovation such as the radio and the telephone. The initials "G.I." is military terminology referring to "Government Issue" or "General Issue".
Education
William’s William Childs Westmoreland attended The Citadel, US Military Academy, West Point (1936), Harvard Business School.
Family
William Westmoreland’s mother’s name is unknown at this time and his father’s name is under review. We will continue to update information on William Westmoreland’s parents.
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Personal Life
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William Westmoreland was born in the Year of the Tiger.
Fast Facts
| REAL NAME: | William Childs Westmoreland |
| NICKNAME: | William |
| RELIGION: | Unknown |
| AGE GENERATION: | G.I. Generation |
| BIRTH SIGN: | Aries |
| BIRTH DAY: | Thursday |
| DEATH DAY: | Monday |
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Horoscope
Zodiac Sign: William Westmoreland was a Aries. People of this zodiac sign like physical challenges, taking on leadership roles, individual sports and dislike inactivity, delays, and work that doesn't use one's talents. The strengths of this sign are being courageous, determined, confident, enthusiastic, optimistic, while weaknesses can be to be impatient, moody, short-tempered, impulsive and aggressive. The greatest overall compatibility with Aries is Libra and Leo.
Chinese Zodiac: William Westmoreland was born in the Year of the Dragon. People born under this sign are thought to be brave and independent. They're respected for their deep thoughts and courageous actions, but sometimes show off when accomplishing something.
Ruling Planet: William Westmoreland had a ruling planet of Mars and has a ruling planet of Mars and by astrological associations Tuesday is ruled by Mars. This planet symbolizes the principle of assertive drive and energy. People who are born with Mars as the ruling planet have huge drive, aggression and commpetitiveness.
William Westmoreland’s birth sign is Aries and he had a ruling planet of Mars.
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