Frederick C. Weyand (1916 - 2010)
Frederick Carlton Weyand was born in Arbuckle, California. He was a United States General, who served as the 28th United Stated Army Chief of Staff from 1974 to 1976. After graduating from the University of California at Berkeley in 1938, he was assigned to active duty.
During World War II, Weyand served with the 6th Field Artillery. Weyand served in the Korean War as commander of the 1st Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment and the assistant chief of staff, G-3, of the 3rd Infantry Division from 1950 to 1951.
During Vietnam, Weyand commanded the 25th Infantry Division, and later became commander of II Field Force. Weyand was integral in convincing General Westmoreland to allow him to redeploy troops away from the Cambodian border area, significantly contributing to the military catastrophe of North Vietnam in the 1968 Tet Offensive.
In 1969, he was appointed as the military advisor to Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge at the Paris Peace Talks. In 1972, General Weyand succeeded General Creighton Abrams as Commander of MACV. He oversaw the withdrawal of all United States troops from South Vietnam.
Weyand's years of service spanned from 1938 through 1976 and his awards included one Distinguished Service Cross, five Distinguished Service Medals, one Silver Star, two Bronze Stars, and one Commander of the Legion of Merit.
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Lieutenant General Weyand as Commander of II Field Force in Vietnam
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General William C. Westmoreland Greeting Major General Frederick C. Weyand of the 25 Infantry Division.
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Gen. Frederick C. Weyand, right, with Gen. Cao Van Vien of South Vietnam at a ceremony in Saigon in March 1973 officially ending the role of United States forces in Vietnam.
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ARMY CHIEFS OF STAFF
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