William Westmoreland Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for William Westmoreland, based on 5 World History Database records associated with Vietnam.

5 records1965–19655 events5 places

Chronological biography

1965

Pleiku Attack7 February 1965

Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd · Commander MACV · Pleiku

Westmoreland reports the attack on US facilities near Pleiku as Washington considers retaliation

US Combat Troops8 March 1965

Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd · Commander MACV · Da Nang

Westmoreland receives the first major US ground combat deployment at Da Nang

Troop Increase Request1 April 1965

Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd · Commander MACV · Saigon

Westmoreland presses for additional US ground forces as the war intensifies

Battle of Dong Xoai9 June 1965

Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd · Commander MACV · Dong Xoai

Westmoreland monitors the battle as Viet Cong forces overrun positions around Dong Xoai

1st Cavalry DivisionSeptember 1965

Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd · Commander MACV · An Khe

Westmoreland deploys the 1st Cavalry Division to the Central Highlands as US ground forces expand

Titles and roles

Commander MACV

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.