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William Westmoreland was born in Denver, CO on June 16, 1923, son of Jewell and Eva Westmoreland, and died April 9, 2007 in Arizona. In 1942 he joined the Naval Aviation Program and flew F6Fs and Corsairs in combat during WWII and F9F Panther Jets in the Korean War. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medals with nine stars, the Presidential Unit Citation and the Asiatic Pacific, American Defense, Philippine Liberation, U.N., and Korean Theatre Medals. Cdr. Westmoreland retired from the U.S. Navy in 1963 and moved his family to Albuquerque, NM where he was employed by the State of New Mexico's Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, retiring in 1983 as Chief of Field Services. He is survived by Dorothy, his wife of 60 years; his sister, Mary Louise Dahlberg in California; one son, Bill Westmoreland and his wife, Emily Freede of Albuquerque; two daughters, Cydney Westmoreland in Oklahoma and Lori Westmoreland Schoenfeld and her husband, Doug Goodman in Massachusetts; and one grandson, William Jesse Westmoreland in West Virginia. Cdr. Westmoreland built and flew a small EAA airplane, and became an artist of note in steel-welded sculptures. His talents were many and those who know him will miss his humorous wit. Cremation has taken place and to honor his wishes, no memorial services will be held. Donations may be made to the Alzheimer's Association (800) 272-3900
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