Williams, S. T. (Samuel Tankersley), 1897-1984

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Lieutenant general, United States Army; chief, Military Assistance Advisory Group, Vietnam, 1955-1960.

From the description of S. T. Williams papers, 1917-1980. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754871769

Samuel Tankersley Williams (b. Aug. 25, 1897, Denton, Tex.-d. Apr. 26, 1984) served as Chief of Staff XXII Corps in 1945 and 1946 and Commanding General of 25th Division, Korea, in 1952 and 1953. In 1953 and 1954, he commanded the XXVI Corps, then the IX Corps in 1954 and the 4th Army in 1955. He retired from Army service in 1960.

From the description of Williams, S. T. (Samuel Tankersley), 1897-1984 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10568154

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  • 1897 Aug. 25: Born, Denton, Texas
  • 1916 May - 1917 Aug. : Private in the Texas Militia
  • 1917 Aug.: Attended Officers Training Camp, Leon Springs, Texas. Commissioned Second Lieutenant, Officers Reserve Corps
  • 1917 Aug. - 1919 Aug. : 359th Infantry Regiment, France. Fought in battles of St. Michel, Meuse-Argonne, and Toul Sector
  • 1920 July 1: Commissioned First Lieutenant in regular United States Army
  • 1925 Sept. - 1926 May : Attended Company Officers Course, Fort Benning, Georgia
  • 1926 - 1930 : Captain, 21st Infantry Regiment, Hawaii
  • 1930 - 1931 : Attended United States Army Infantry Officers Advance Course
  • 1933 - 1935 : Attended United States Army Command and General Staff School
  • 1935 - 1937 : Company commander, 29th Infantry Regiment, Fort Benning, Georgia
  • 1937 - 1938 : Attended Army War College
  • 1943 Feb. - 1944 Aug. : Brigadier General. Commander of the 378th Infantry Regiment and assistant division commander of the 90th Infantry Division, France. Landed on Utah Beach
  • 1944 Aug.: Demoted from Brigadier General to Colonel
  • 1944 Sept. - 1945 Nov. : G-3 of the XXII Corps, European Theater of Operations
  • 1946 Feb. - 1950 May : Commander of the 26th Infantry Regiment and acting commanding general of the 1st Infantry Division, Nuremberg
  • 1950 June - 1952 May : Served in Operations and Training Office of the Army Field Forces, Fort Monroe, Virginia
  • 1951 February 13: Promoted to Brigadier General
  • 1952 June - 1953 Aug. : Commander of the 25th Infantry Division, Korea
  • 1953 Aug.: Promoted to Major General
  • 1953 Sept. - 1954 March : Commander of the XVI Corps, Japan
  • 1954 April - 1954 Dec. : Commander of the IX Corps and deputy commander of the Eighth Army, Korea
  • 1955 Jan. - 1955 Sept. : Deputy commander of the Fourth Army, Fort Sam Houston, Texas
  • 1955 Sept. 15: Promoted to Lieutenant General
  • 1955 Oct. - 1960 Aug. : Chief of the Military Assistance and Advisory Group (MAAG), Vietnam
  • 1984 April 26: Died, San Antonio, Texas

From the guide to the Samuel Tankersley Williams Papers, 1917-1980, (Hoover Institution Archives)
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creatorOf Williams, S. T. (Samuel Tankersley), 1897-. S. T. Williams papers, 1917-1980. Stanford University, Hoover Institution Library
creatorOf Samuel Tankersley Williams Papers, 1917-1980 Hoover Institution Archives
referencedIn Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. Motion Picture Films from the Army Library Copy Collection. 1964 - 1980. AFAK KOREANS MOVING TO THEIR OLD HOMES IN 3RD INFANTRY DIVISION AREA, 3RD DIV AREA, KOREA National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. Motion Picture Films from the Army Library Copy Collection. 1964 - 1980. TURKISH NATIONAL DAY, INDANG-NI, KOREA National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. Motion Picture Films from the Army Library Copy Collection. 1964 - 1980. War dog en route to Camp Carson, Haneda Airport, Tokyo, Japan ; Japanese Judo, Exhibition, Tokyo, Japan National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. Motion Picture Films from the Army Library Copy Collection. 1964 - 1980. Operation long pass, Pope AFB, Orlando, Fla. ; Lt. General Samuel T. Williams decorated, Saigon, Republic of Vietnam National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. Motion Picture Films from the Army Library Copy Collection. 1964 - 1980. TURKISH NATIONAL DAY, INDANG-NI, KOREA National Archives at College Park
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Birth 1897-08-25

Death 1984-04-26

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