Woodward, William Roscoe, BG

1934 - 1938   Attached to Historical Section, Army War College
1938 - 1942   Attached to 3rd Corps Area
1942              Inspector-General, Americal Division [South Pacific]
1942              Chief of Staff, Americal Division [South Pacific]
1942 - 1943   Commanding Officer Artillery, Americal Division [South Pacific]
1943 - 1945   Commanding Officer Artillery, 104th Division [North West Europe]
1945 - 1946   Commanding Officer Artillery, VII Corps
1946              Artillery Officer, 6th Army
1946 - 1948   Commanding Officer California Military District 
1948 - 1950   Assistant Chief of Staff (G-4), 6th Army
1950              Retired

The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Captain William Roscoe Woodward, United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with the 7th Field Artillery, 1st Division, American Expeditionary Forces, in action during the operations connected with the capture and defense of Cantigny, France, 27 to 31 May 1918. Captain Woodward displayed exceptional skill in the command of his battalion during the operations against Cantigny on 28 May, 1918; his coolness and sound judgment in quickly changing the missions of his batteries gave the maximum assistance to the infantry and aided in the protection of the artillery personnel while under heavy bombardment.
General Orders: Headquarters, 1st Division, A.E.F., General Orders No. 29 (June 22, 1918)
Action Date: May 27 - 31, 1918
Service: Army
Rank: Captain
Regiment: 7th Field Artillery
Division: 1st Division, American Expeditionary Forces

Brig. Gen. William R. Woodward was the 1962 recipient of the Toulmin Medal for his article in The Military Engineer  - Space Logistics from Earth to Mars, which is awarded annually