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William R. Peers was a United States Army general. Peers was born in where he was a member of Sigma Pi Fraternity. He received his Army commission after graduation in 1938. During World War II , Peers was assigned to the Office Of Strategic Services (OSS). He served with and later commanded Detachment 101 which carried out operations against the Japanese in Burma Campaign part of the China India Burma Theater . After the war, Peers served in a variety of assignments with the Central Intelligence Agency and the Army rising to the rank of Lieutenant General. Among his assignments were commanding combat troops in the field in Vietnam. Peers was the 32nd commanding general of the 4th Infantry Division , from January 1967 to January 1968. Following this command, he was Commander, I Field Force, Vietnam from March 1968 to March 1969. Association of I Field Force, IFFV Commanders In 1969, Peers was ordered to investigated the My Lai Massacre . Peers issued a very thorough and critical report. Peers died at the age of 69 in 1984 of a heart attack at ]] REFERENCES |
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