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WILLIAMS, SAMUEL TANKERSLEY, LT. GEN.

Sources:

1969 Who's Who in America; JFK & Vietnam, Newman (4, 478); The Perfect War: Technowar in Vietnam, J. Gibson (73)

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DOB: Aug 25, 1897. POB: Denton, TX. Son of Darwin Herbert and Ida (Cessna) Williams. Grad. Inf. Sch., Ft. Benning, GA, Command and Gen Staff Coll, Ft. Leavenworth, Kan. Army War College. Married Jewel Charlotte Spear, Sept 2, 1921. Command 2d lt. inf. U.S. Army 1917. Advanced through grades to Lt. Gen. 1955. Staff officer 95th Inf. Div. 1941-42, asst. div. comdr. 1942-43, corps chief staff 1945. Comdg gen 25th Inf. Div. Korea 1952-53, dep comdr 2d ROK Corps 1953. Comdg gen 16th Corps, Sendai, Japan, 1953-54. IX Corps Korea 1954. Fourth Army 1955. Mil. adviser, South Vietnam, 1955-60. Decorated D.S.M., Silver Star with Oak Leaf Cluster, Bronze Star Medal, Soldiers Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Purple Heart with Cluster, Legion of Honor, Croix de Guerre with Palm (France). Order of White Lion, Croix de Guerre (Czechoslovakia), 1937. Croix de Guerre (Belgium), 1940. Order of Red Banner (Russia). Order of Taegue Silver Star, Order Gold Star Ulchi (Korea), Grand Cross of National Order of Viet Nam. Mason. His sister, Mary Williams was married to Woodson A. Harris, 425 Fry Street in Denton, TX.

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