William B. Rosson

William B. Rosson

Infobox Military Person
name=William B. Rosson
born= 1918
died= death year and age|2004|1918
placeofburial= Arlington National Cemetery


caption=General William B. Rosson
nickname=
placeofbirth=Iowa
placeofdeath=Salem, Virginia
allegiance= United States of America
branch= United States Army
serviceyears=1940-197?
rank=General
unit=
commands=U.S. Army, Pacific I Field Force
battles=World War II Vietnam War
awards=Distinguished Service Cross Legion of Merit Bronze Star Purple Heart
relations=
laterwork=
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 bachelors 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 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. He died on August 12, 2004 of a heart attack in his home in Salem, Virginia. Rosson was buried in Arlington National Cemetery. [ [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=rosson&GSfn=william&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=10125633& Find-a-grave entry] ]

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References

* [http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/wbrosson.htm Arlingtoncemetery.net entry]
* [http://www.ichiban1.org/html/bio_pages/iffv_bio_rosson.htm 1st Battalion 50th Infantry Association bio]
* [http://militaryroadshow.com/Default.aspx?tabid=78 Military Roadshow bio]


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