Colonel William L. Webster was commissioned an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School 20 June 1956, class number 6. His first duty assignment was as Assistant Rifle Platoon Leader, 23d Infantry Regiment, 2d Division. | His subsequent duty assignments include: Weapons Platoon Leader, 23d Battle Group, 2d Division; Battle Group S-2, 23d Battle Group, 2d Division; Tactical Officer, 52d Company, Infantry OCS; Company Commander, 50th Company, Infantry OCS; Regimental Staff Advisor, MAAG, Vietnam; AIT Company Commander, 3d Bde, USATC, Fort Polk, LA; Secretary of the General Staff, KMAGG, Korea; Joint Plans Officer, Executive to Deputy Chief of R&D, Office of the Chief of R&D (OCRD), Wash, D.C.; Brigade Executive Officer, 1st Bde, USATC, Fort Leonard Wood, MO; Battalion Commander, 5th Bde, USATC, Fort Leonard Wood, MO; Battalion Commander, 3d Bde, USATC, Fort Leonard Wood, MO, Deputy Project Manager for Requirements, Project Manager for Training Devices. | His awards and decorations include: ARCOM (2d Oak Leaf Cluster), AFEM - KOREA, VSM, ARCOM (1st Oak Leaf Cluster), NDSM (1st Oak Leaf Cluster), VCM, ARCOM, CIB, GCM, Prcht Badge, NDSM.