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General William Bradford Rosson (August 25, 1918 – December 12, 2004) commanded the U.S. Army, Pacific from October 1970 to January 1973. He was commissioned in 1940 through ROTC and saw combat in World War II, earning the Distinguished Service Cross for valor on the Anzio Beachhead in Italy. He also fought in North Africa, Sicily, France, and Germany.

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  • William Bradford Rosson (Des Moines, 25 agosto 1918 – Salem, 12 dicembre 2004) è stato un generale statunitense. Dopo aver partecipato con distinzione alla seconda guerra mondiale in Africa settentrionale, Sicilia, Italia e Europa occidentale, continuò dopo la vittoria una brillante carriera nell'Esercito degli Stati Uniti servendo nel comando NATO in Francia e poi durante la guerra d'Indocina. Ritenuto un esperto del Sud-Est asiatico, nel 1965, all'inizio dell'impegno diretto americano nella guerra del Vietnam, entrò a far parte del MACV diretto dal generale William Westmoreland, di cui divenne per due anni il capo di stato maggiore, dimostrandosi ufficiale efficiente, disciplinato e austero. Nel 1967-1968 svolse incarichi operativi della massima importanza sul campo di battaglia al comando delle forze dell'esercito impegnate nel difficile settore centro-settentrionale del Vietnam del Sud. Dopo la sostituzione del generale Westmoreland con il generale Creighton Abrams, Rosson fu dal 1969 al 1970 il vice comandante in capo del MACV. Il generale terminò la sua carriera militare prima guidando le forze dell'esercito nel teatro del Pacifico e poi alla direzione, fino al ritiro nel 1975, del Comando Meridionale degli Stati Uniti, nella zona del canale di Panama. (it)
  • General William Bradford Rosson (August 25, 1918 – December 12, 2004) commanded the U.S. Army, Pacific from October 1970 to January 1973. He was commissioned in 1940 through ROTC and saw combat in World War II, earning the Distinguished Service Cross for valor on the Anzio Beachhead in Italy. He also fought in North Africa, Sicily, France, and Germany. Rosson obtained his bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the University of Oregon. After retirement from the military he earned a Master of Letters degree in International Relations from New College, Oxford University in England. His military schooling includes the U.S. Army War College and the National War College. Major command experience for Rosson includes Commanding General for Task Force Oregon (Provisional), Commanding General for I Field Force, and Commanding General, Provisional Corps, for the U.S. Military Assistance Command, Vietnam. Later he was Deputy Commander for the same command. Rosson concluded his career as Commander in Chief of the United States Southern Command in Quarry Heights, Panama Canal Zone. Additional assignments include serving in General Eisenhower's NATO headquarters in Paris, and duty with the French Forces in Vietnam in 1954. Because of this experience, he was valuable to General Westmoreland as Chief of Staff for the U.S. Military Assistance Command in Vietnam. Rosson also served as Director of the Plans and Policy Directorate, J5, for the Joint Chiefs of Staff in Washington, D.C.. In addition to the Distinguished Service Cross, the nation's second highest decoration for valor, General Rosson's awards include the Distinguished Service Medal, the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star, and the Purple Heart. In 1962, German magazine Der Spiegel featured him on its frontpage. He died on December 12, 2004 of a heart attack in his home in Salem, Virginia. Rosson was buried in Arlington National Cemetery. (en)
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  • William Bradford Rosson (Des Moines, 25 agosto 1918 – Salem, 12 dicembre 2004) è stato un generale statunitense. Dopo aver partecipato con distinzione alla seconda guerra mondiale in Africa settentrionale, Sicilia, Italia e Europa occidentale, continuò dopo la vittoria una brillante carriera nell'Esercito degli Stati Uniti servendo nel comando NATO in Francia e poi durante la guerra d'Indocina. (it)
  • General William Bradford Rosson (August 25, 1918 – December 12, 2004) commanded the U.S. Army, Pacific from October 1970 to January 1973. He was commissioned in 1940 through ROTC and saw combat in World War II, earning the Distinguished Service Cross for valor on the Anzio Beachhead in Italy. He also fought in North Africa, Sicily, France, and Germany. (en)
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