Frederick C. Weyand

Frederick Carlton Weyand
General Frederick C. Weyand
Born	(1916-09-15)September 15, 1916 Arbuckle, California, U.S.
Died	February 10, 2010(2010-02-10) (aged 93) Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	1938–1976
Rank	General
Commands held	25th Infantry Division II Field Force Military Assistance Command, Vietnam U.S. Army, Pacific U.S. Army Chief of Staff
Battles/wars	World War II Korean War Vietnam War
Awards	Distinguished Service Cross Distinguished Service Medal (5) Silver Star Bronze Star (2) Legion of Merit (2) Combat Infantryman Badge

Frederick Carlton Weyand (September 15, 1916 – February 10, 2010) was a United States Army general. Weyand was the last commander of U.S. military operations in the Vietnam War from 1972 to 1973, and served as the 28th U.S. Army Chief of Staff from 1974 to 1976.

Weyand was commissioned a second lieutenant through the Reserve Officers Training Corps program at the University of California at Berkeley, where he graduated in May 1938. He married Arline Langhart in 1940.

From 1940 to 1942, Weyand was assigned to active duty and served with the 6th Field Artillery. He graduated from the Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth in 1942 and served as adjutant of the Harbor Defense Command in San Francisco from 1942 to 1943. He moved on to the Office of the Chief of Intelligence for the US War Department General Staff in 1944. He became assistant chief of staff for intelligence in the China-Burma-India Theater from 1944 to 1945. In the immediate aftermath of the war he was in the Military Intelligence Service in Washington DC from 1945 to 1946.

He was chief of staff for intelligence, United States Army Forces, Middle Pacific from 1946 to 1949. He graduated from the U.S. Army Infantry School at Fort Benning in 1950. He became commander of the 1st Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment and the assistant chief of staff, G–3, of the 3d Infantry Division during the Korean War from 1950 to 1951.