Background
Whitener, William Jackson was born on April 21, 1922 in Mount Holly, North Carolina, United States. Son of David Henry and Elizabeth Jane (Barrett) Whitener.
Whitener, William Jackson was born on April 21, 1922 in Mount Holly, North Carolina, United States. Son of David Henry and Elizabeth Jane (Barrett) Whitener.
Bachelor of Science, United States Military Academy, West Point, New York, 1946. Master of Arts, Columbia University, New York City, 1966. Master of Science, George Washington University, District of Columbia, 1967.
HHD (honorary), Lander University, Greenwood, South Carolina, 1992.
Colonel United States Army, 1946—1975, brigade Commander Aschaffenburg, Germany, 1969—1970, G-3, central army group Mannhein, Germany, 1970—1972, army advisor, Air University Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, 1972—1975. Dean University South Carolina, Union, South Carolina, 1977—1984, interim chancellor Spartanburg, 1993—1994. Chief of staff United States Military Academy, West Point, 1967—1969.
Retired, 1975
Chairman South Carolina Commission Higher Education, Columbia, South Carolina, 1989—1993.
President Union County History Society, 2003—2006. Chairman Union Community Foundation, 2006.
Married Martha Pacolette Sarratt, June 28, 1952. 1 child Martha Sarratt Whitener Walker.