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==Military awards== Westmoreland's military awards include:<ref>{{cite book |title=Hearing Before the Committee On Armed Services United States Senate Ninetieth Congress Second Session on Gen. William C. Westmoreland, Army of the United States, for Appointment as Chief of Staff, U.S. Army Ernest Louis Massad, of Oklahoma to be Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs Robert C. Moot, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense |date=1968 |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office |location=Washington, DC |page=2 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0dVEAQAAMAAJ&q=Combat%20Infantryman&pg=PA2 |access-date=24 February 2020}}</ref> {| |[[File:Combat Infantry Badge.svg|135px]] [[Combat Infantryman Badge]] |- |[[File:ArmyAvnBadge.png|135px]] [[United States Aviator Badge|Basic Army Aviator Badge]] |- |[[File:Master Parachutist badge (United States).svg|100px]] [[Parachutist Badge (United States)|Master Parachutist Badge]] |- |[[File:United States Army Staff Identification Badge.png|100px]] [[Army Staff Identification Badge]] |- |[[File:ArmyOSB.svg|70px]] 16 [[Overseas Service Bar]]s |} {| |{{ribbon devices|number=3|type=oak|ribbon=Distinguished Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}} |[[Distinguished Service Medal (U.S. Army)|Army Distinguished Service Medal]] with three bronze [[oak leaf cluster]]s<ref>{{cite web|url=http://militarytimes.com/citations-medals-awards/recipient.php?recipientid=30468|title=Military Times Hall of Valor|access-date=2011-08-03|archive-date=2021-11-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211123071258/https://www.militarytimes.com/citations-medals-awards/recipient.php?recipientid=30468|url-status=dead}}</ref> |- |{{ribbon devices|number=2|type=oak|ribbon=Legion of Merit ribbon.svg|width=106}} |[[Legion of Merit]] with two Oak Leaf Clusters |- |{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Bronze Star ribbon.svg|width=106}} |[[Bronze Star Medal]] |- |{{ribbon devices|number=9|type=oak|other_device= |ribbon=Air Medal ribbon.svg |width=106}} |[[Air Medal]] with nine Oak Leaf Clusters |- |{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=United States Army and U.S. Air Force Presidential Unit Citation ribbon.svg |width=106}} |[[Presidential Unit Citation (United States)|Army Presidential Unit Citation]] |- |{{ribbon devices|number=1|type=service-star|other_device=|ribbon=American Defense Service Medal ribbon.svg |width=106}} |[[American Defense Service Medal]] with one bronze [[service star]] |- |{{ribbon devices|number=|type=oak|other_device=|ribbon=American Campaign Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}} |[[American Campaign Medal]] |- |{{ribbon devices|number=7|type=service-star|other_device=|ribbon=European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign ribbon.svg |width=106}} |[[European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal]] with seven service stars |- |{{ribbon devices|number=|type=oak|other_device=|ribbon=World War II Victory Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}} |[[World War II Victory Medal]] |- |{{ribbon devices|number=|type=oak|other_device=|ribbon=Army of Occupation ribbon.svg|width=106}} |[[Army of Occupation Medal]] with [[Army of Occupation Medal#Germany Clasp|"Germany" clasp]] |- |{{ribbon devices|number=1|type=oak|other_device= |ribbon=National Defense Service Medal ribbon.svg |width=106}} |[[National Defense Service Medal]] with oak leaf cluster |- |{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|other_device= |ribbon=Korean_Service_Medal_-_Ribbon.svg |width=106}}<span style="position:relative; top: 0px; left: -72px; display: inline-block; width: 0;">[[File:Bronze-service-star-3d-vector.svg|18px]]</span><span style="position:relative; top: 0px; left: -54px; display: inline-block; width: 0;">[[File:Bronze-service-star-3d-vector.svg|18px]]</span> |[[Korean Service Medal]] with two {{frac|3|16}}" bronze stars |- |{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|other_device= |ribbon=Vietnam Service Medal ribbon.svg |width=106}}<span style="position:relative; top: 0px; left: -72px; display: inline-block; width: 0;">[[File:Silver-service-star-3d.svg|18px]]</span><span style="position:relative; top: 0px; left: -54px; display: inline-block; width: 0;">[[File:Bronze-service-star-3d-vector.svg|18px]]</span> |[[Vietnam Service Medal]] with six {{frac|3|16}}" bronze stars |} ;Foreign decorations and awards {| |[[File:Order of the Holy Trinity (Ethiopia) - ribbon bar.gif|106px]] Knight Grand Cross of the [[Order of the Holy Trinity (Ethiopia)|Order of the Holy Trinity]] ([[Post-nominal letters|post-nominal]]: GCHT) ([[Ethiopian Empire|Ethiopia]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ethiopiancrown.org/decorations.htm|title=The Crown Council of Ethiopia|website=[[Crown Council of Ethiopia]]|access-date=2007-09-23|archive-date=2012-12-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121226054014/http://www.ethiopiancrown.org/decorations.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> |- |[[File:Legion Honneur Chevalier ribbon.svg|106px]] [[Legion of Honour]], Knight (France) |- |[[File:Croix de guerre 1939-1945 with palm France - ribbon bar.svg|106px]] [[Croix de Guerre 1939–1945|Croix de Guerre]] with bronze palm (France) |- |[[File:Taeguk Cordon Medal.png|106px]] [[Order of Military Merit (South Korea)|Order of Military Merit]], Taegeuk Medal ([[South Korea|Republic of Korea]]) |- |{{ribbon devices|number=1|type=award-star|ribbon=Tong-il Security Medel Ribbon.svg|width=106}} [[Order of National Security Merit|Order of National Security Merit, Tong-Il Medal]] with Gold Star ([[South Korea|Republic of Korea]]) |- |[[File:VPD National Order of Vietnam - Grand Cross BAR.svg|106px]] [[National Order of Vietnam]], Knight Grand Cross ([[South Vietnam|Republic of Vietnam]]) |- |[[File:Vietnam Army Distinguished Service Order Ribbon-First Class.svg|106px]] [[Distinguished Service Order (Vietnam)|Republic of Vietnam Distinguished Service Order, First Class (Army)]] |- |[[File:Vietnam Air Force Distinguished Service Order Ribbon-First Class.svg|106px]] Republic of Vietnam Distinguished Service Order, First Class (Air Force) |- |[[File:Vietnam Navy Distinguished Service Order Ribbon-First Class.svg|106px]] Republic of Vietnam Distinguished Service Order, First Class (Navy) |- |[[File:Vietnamese Gallantry Cross, with palm.svg|106px]] [[Gallantry Cross (South Vietnam)|Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm]] |- |[[File:Vietnam Armed Forces Honor Medal ribbon-First Class.svg|106px]] [[Armed Forces Honor Medal|Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces Honor Medal, First Class]] |- |[[File:Vietnam Civil Actions Medal ribbon-First Class.svg|106px]] [[Civil Actions Medal|Republic of Vietnam Civil Actions Medal, First Class]] |- |[[File:Vietnam Chuong My Medal ribbon-First Class.svg|106px]] Republic of Vietnam Chuong My Medal, First Class |- |[[File:PHL Order of Sikatuna - Commander BAR.png|106px]] [[Order of Sikatuna]], rank of Lakan (Commander) ([[Philippines]]) |- |[[File:Order of the White Elephant - 1st Class (Thailand) ribbon.svg|106px]] Most Exalted [[Order of the White Elephant]], Knight Grand Cross (First Class) ([[Thailand]]) |- |[[File:BRA Ordem do Merito Militar Grande Oficial.png|106px]] [[Order of Military Merit (Brazil)|Order of Military Merit]], Grand Officer ([[Brazil]]) |- |<!-- Do NOT change the spelling of the image file! -->|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=BOL Condecoracion al Mérito Militar “Prócer de la Libertad General de División José Miguel Lanza”.png|width=106}}<span style="position:relative; top: 0px; left: -64px; display: inline-block; width: 0;">[[File:1 golden star.svg|22px]]</span><span style="position:relative; top: 0px; left: -104px; display: inline-block; width: 0;">[[File:1 golden star.svg|22px]]</span><span style="position:relative; top: 0px; left: -24px; display: inline-block; width: 0;">[[File:1 golden star.svg|22px]]</span><!-- Do NOT change the spelling of the image file! --> Condecoracion al Mérito Militar "Prócer de la Libertad General de División José Miguel Lanza", Grand Officer ([[Bolivia]]) |- |[[File:JPN Kyokujitsu-sho blank BAR.svg|106px]] [[Order of the Rising Sun]], class unknown ([[Japan]]) |- |[[File:Order of the Cloud and Banner 2nd.gif|106px]] [[Order of the Cloud and Banner]], Grand Cordon ([[Taiwan|Republic of China]]) |- |[[File:Korean Presidential Unit Citation.png|106px]] [[Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation]] |- |[[File:Gallantry Cross Unit Citation.png|106px]] [[Gallantry Cross (South Vietnam)|Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation]] |- |[[File:Civil Action Unit Citation.png|106px]] [[Civil Actions Medal|Vietnam Civil Actions Medal Unit Citation]] |- |[[File:United Nations Service Medal Korea ribbon.svg|106px]] [[United Nations Korea Medal]] |- |[[File:Vietnam Campaign Medal ribbon with 60- clasp.svg|106px]] [[Vietnam Campaign Medal]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=1638&hl=Westmoreland|title=General William Westmoreland Uniform – UNIFORMS [REF] USA|access-date=2011-08-03|archive-date=2018-09-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180920120303/http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=1638&hl=Westmoreland|url-status=dead}}</ref> |}
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