I was reading a book by William Manchester--he's great, by the way, just like George V. Higgins said--and then I started thinking about his alternative name. I'm thinking that "Henry Birmingham" is the best match.
P.S. Or maybe "Rich Williamson" is better. But I think that the Dick/Bill parallel is best. "Rich" is more like "Will."
Manchester is very, very good: "Goodbye, Darkness" is, I believe, one of the few books that Marines are required to read.