William E. Butterworth III

William Edmund Butterworth III (November 10, 1929 – February 12, 2019) was an American writer of military and detective fiction, best known under the pen name W. E. B. Griffin. Born in Newark, New Jersey, he served in the U.S. Army in Germany and as a war correspondent in Korea.

Under the Griffin name he wrote about 59 novels in seven series, among them Brotherhood of War, The Corps, Badge of Honor, Honor Bound and Presidential Agent, many of the later ones co-written with his son William E. Butterworth IV.

He also published under a dozen other pseudonyms and under W. E. Butterworth and William E. Butterworth, including the MAS*H sequels written with Richard Hooker.