BGen Danby speaking to US Army General William Westmoreland at a reception in Washington, DC, 1970s. To the right, a German Bundeswehr officer is speaking to a woman. William Childs Westmoreland (1914 – 2005) was a United States Army general, who most notably commanded U.S. forces during the Vietnam War from 1964 to 1968. He served as Chief of Staff of the United States Army from 1968 to 1972.