William B. Caldwell III

William B. Caldwell III
William B. Caldwell III
Nickname(s)	Bill
Born	July 20, 1925; Fort Moultrie, South Carolina
Died	March 17, 2013 (aged 87); Columbus, Georgia
Buried	Fort Benning, Georgia
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	1948–1980
Rank	Lieutenant General
Commands held	Fifth United States Army; Readiness Region VI; Army Training Center at Fort Jackson; 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division
Battles/wars	Korean War; Vietnam War
Awards	Army Distinguished Service Medal; Silver Star Medal (3); Legion of Merit (5); Distinguished Flying Cross; Bronze Star Medal (3); Purple Heart; Air Medal (16)
Relations	Lt. Gen. William B. Caldwell IV (son).

William Burns Caldwell III^[1]^[2] (July 20, 1925 – March 17, 2013) was a United States Army general who retired as the Fifth United States Army commanding general at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio. A combat veteran of wars in Korea and Vietnam, he was awarded the Silver Star on three separate occasions for gallantry and heroism under fire. Coming from a long line of soldiers, his great-great-great-great grandfather, Thomas Maze, fought in the Revolutionary War, his grandfather served in the Union Army during the Civil War, his father was an army colonel during World War II, and his son William B. Caldwell IV is a retired lieutenant general with tours in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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