Edward Thomas Williams

Williams died on October 14, 1973, in San Antonio, Texas. He was buried at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Section PA, Site 249-C.

General Williams retired in 1961. His awards and decorations included two Distinguished Service Medals, the Legion of Merit, and the Bronze Star.

Williams was selected to command the Fourth United States Army in 1959, and he served in this post until his retirement.

In 1958 he chaired the Williams Board, which reviewed and recommended changes to the Army's professional education system for officers.

In 1956 Williams was named deputy commander of the Continental Army Command, a position he held until 1959.

Williams was then named commander of the United States Army Field Artillery Center, serving from 1954 to 1956.

In 1953 Williams was appointed deputy commander of the Third United States Army, serving until 1954.

Williams served as chief of staff for U.S. Army, Europe from 1952 to 1953.

From 1950 to 1952 Williams was assigned as deputy chief of staff for operations at the U.S. Army European Command.

In 1939 Williams graduated from the Command and General Staff College.

In 1921 Williams graduated from the Field Artillery Basic Course.

Williams served in artillery assignments of increasing rank and responsibility throughout the 1920s and 1930s, including a posting to Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, as a member of the 13th Field Artillery Regiment, assignment to Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, and a position as an instructor at Fort Sill, Oklahoma.

Edward Thomas Williams (1901–1973) was a lieutenant general in the United States Army. He gained prominence as chief of artillery for the Third United States Army in Europe during World War II, commander of the United States Army Field Artillery Center, and commander of the Fourth United States Army.

Williams was born in Detroit, Michigan, on February 6, 1901. He graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1920.