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July 1966 – August 1968 William O. Wooldridge, the 1st Sergeant Major of the Army, was sworn in on 11 July 1966 and served until his term ended in August of 1968. He was born in Shawnee,...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 7, 2012) -- Today, the U.S. Army pays homage to the life of Sgt. Maj. William O. Wooldridge, the First Sergeant Major of the Army, who died at age 89, Mar. 5, 2012 in...

WASHINGTON (Army News Service, March 6, 2012) -- The first sergeant major of the Army, William O. Wooldridge, died March 5, in El Paso, Texas, at age 89. When Wooldridge beat out 4,700...

1st SMA - William O. Wooldridge Born: August 12, 1922, Shawnee, Oklahoma Died: March 9, 2012 Assignments 1940 Enlisted at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, in Company F, 23d Infantry, 2d Infantry Division 1941-42 Detached service, British Forces- Iceland

FORT BLISS, Texas (March 13, 2012) -- Hundreds gathered at the East Auditorium of the United States Sergeants Major Academy to pay homage to and celebrate the life of the first sergeant major of...

FORT BLISS, Texas--March 5 marked one year since the death of William O. Wooldridge, the first sergeant major of the Army. To honor Wooldridge on the anniversary of his death, U.S. Army...

William O. Wooldridge (August 12, 1922 – March 5, 2012) was a United States Army soldier and the first Sergeant Major of the Army. Wooldridge served on active duty from 1940 to 1972. His military career spanned two wars and 14 campaigns, during which he was twice decorated for gallantry in action.

William O. Wooldridge became the top enlisted man in 1966 when he received the rank sergeant major of the Army. In 1973, after leaving the Army, he pleaded guilty to fraud. (AP)