Colonel William J. Blythe, Sr. Endowed Scholarship

Colonel Blythe’s U.S. Army service extended over a 37-year period, including World War II and the Korean Conflict. He received many awards and citations for his outstanding achievements. Later, as Chief of the Special Warfare Division, Department of the Army, he was responsible for policy, training and conduct of worldwide Army Special Forces (Green Berets). Then as the Army Member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff at the Pentagon, he produced theatre plans and studies in conventional warfare for Vietnam and Malaya. Next, as Plans Staff Officer of the U.S. European Command, he coordinated UW plans, serving in England, France, and Germany. His service was culminated in 1962 when as G-2 of the Fourth U.S. Army he was again awarded the Bronze Star.