William E. DePuy

William E. DePuy
General William E. DePuy
Born	(1919-10-01)October 1, 1919 Jamestown, North Dakota
Died	September 9, 1992(1992-09-09) (aged 72) Arlington, Virginia
Buried	Brown Family Cemetery Albemarle County, Virginia
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	1941–1977
Rank	General
Service number	0-34710
Commands held	United States Army Training and Doctrine Command 1st Infantry Division 2d Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment
Battles/wars	World War II Vietnam War
Awards	Distinguished Service Cross (2) Army Distinguished Service Medal (5) Air Force Distinguished Service Medal Silver Star (3) Legion of Merit Distinguished Flying Cross Bronze Star Medal Purple Heart (2)

William Eugene DePuy (/dɛˈpjuː/ deh-PEW;^[1] October 1, 1919 – September 9, 1992) was a United States Army general and the first commander of the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command. He is widely regarded as one of the principal architects of the restructuring of United States Army doctrine after the American withdrawal from Vietnam.^[2]