Category:William B. Caldwell, III
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English: LTG William B. Caldwell, III served 32 years in the Army and retired as the Fifth Army commanding general at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio. A combat veteran of wars in Korea and Vietnam, he was awarded the Silver Star on three separate occasions for gallantry and heroism under fire. Coming from a long line of soldiers, his grandfather served in the Union Army during the Civil War, his father was an Army Colonel during World War II, and his son is a serving lieutenant general with tours in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Date of birth | 20 July 1925 Fort Moultrie | ||||
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Date of death | 17 March 2013 Columbus | ||||
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Media in category "William B. Caldwell, III"
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Categories:
- Caldwell (surname)
- William (given name)
- Burns (given name)
- 1925 births
- 2013 deaths
- Recipients of the Distinguished Flying Cross (United States)
- Recipients of the Bronze Star Medal (United States)
- Legionnaires of the Legion of Merit
- Recipients of the Purple Heart (United States)
- Recipients of the Air Medal
- Recipients of the Silver Star (United States)
- Births in Charleston County, South Carolina
- Alumni of the United States Military Academy
- United States military people of the Korean War
- Alumni of Elliott School of International Affairs
- United States military people of the Vietnam War
- Recipients of the Army Distinguished Service Medal (United States)
- Lieutenant generals of the United States Army
- Deaths in Columbus, Georgia
- Burials at Fort Benning Main Post Cemetery