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William B. Steele | |
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 Steele, during his tenure as a major general | |
| Born | August 17, 1929 Atlanta, Georgia |
| Allegiance |  United States of America |
| Service/ |  United States Army |
| Years of service | 1950–1979 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Commands | 5th Battalion (Mechanized) 60th Infantry Regiment,9th Infantry Division, 197th Infantry Brigade (Mechanized), 5th Infantry Division (Mechanized), Fort Polk, Louisiana |
| Battles/wars | Vietnam War |
| Awards | Distinguished Service Medal Silver Star (2) Legion of Merit The Distinguished Flying Cross The Meritorius Service Medal (2) Air Medal (18) the Bronze Star Medal with "V" for Valor the Bronze Star Medal for Meritorius Service |
William Berry Steele (born August 17, 1929) is a retired two-star general of the United States Army. He is a former commander of the 5th Infantry Division (Mechanized) and Fort Polk, Louisiana. Steele graduated from the University of Georgia in 1950 with a BBA degree, cum laude, and was commissioned as a distinguished military graduate from the Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC), as a Second Lieutenant of Infantry in the U.S. Army.
He later attended the Navy Command and Staff College in Newport, Rhode Island, and the Army War College in Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania. In addition, he earned a master's degree in International Relations from George Washington University, in Washington, D.C. He spent 29 years in the Army, receiving numerous military decorations and awards, which include the Army Distinguished Service Medal, two Silver Star Medals, the Legion of Merit, the Distinguished Flying Cross, two Meritorious Service Medals, seventeen Air Medals, the Bronze Star Medal with "V" for Valor, the Bronze Star Medal for Meritorious Service and three Army Commendation Medals, as well as several foreign decorations.