William R. Richardson papers, 1987.

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William R. Richardson papers, 1987.

Contains the following type of materials: oral history transcripts. Contains information pertaining to the following wars: Korean War, Vietnam War. Contains information pertaining to the following military units and organizations: U.S. Military Academy, West Point, New York (1947-1951, 1962-1964), 24th Infantry Division (1951-1952); 32nd Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division (1952-1953); U.S. Army Infantry School (1953-1956, 1972-1974); 28th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley; 39th Infantry Regiment, 9th Infantry Division (1966-1967); Office of the Assistant Vice Chief of Staff (VCSA); 198th Infantry Brigade, Vietnam (1970-1971); Americal Division (1971); Engineer Training Center, Fort Leonard Wood; 193rd Infantry Brigade, Panama (1974-1977); Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Planning (ODCSPOS); Combined Arms Center, Fort Leavenworth; U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) (1979-1981, 1983-1986); Army Material Command (AMC), U.S. Army Command and General Staff College (CGSC). General description of the collection: The William R. Richardson papers include an oral history transcript of interviews conducted in 1987. Major subjects include Army of excellence (AOE), FM 100-5 (Operations), AirLand battle and light divisions.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7676050

U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center

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Richardson, William R.

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William R. Richardson was a United States (U.S.) Army officer. General William R. Richardson was born in China on March 25, 1929. He graduated from the U.S. Army Military Academy (USMA) in 1951 and saw combat duty in the Korean and the Vietnam Wars. He served as an instructor, U.S. Army Infantry School, Fort Benning, Georgia, and at USMA; on the Department of the Army Staff; as Deputy Commanding General U.S. Army Training Center, Fort Leonard Wood; as Assistant Commandant, U.S. Army Infantry Sch...