William Ward - Military

Military

  • William Ward (Texas) (died 1836), American Lieutenant-Colonel during the Texas Revolution
  • William E. Ward (born 1950), American general officer of the United States Army; inaugural combatant commander of United States Africa Command
  • William H. Ward (1840–1927), American army officer and Medal of Honor recipient
  • William Thomas Ward (1808–1878), American army general and congressman from Kentucky

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