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William O. Darby (February 8, 1911 – April 30, 1945) was a career United States Army officer who fought in World War II, where he was killed in action at age 34 in Italy. He was posthumously promoted to brigadier general. Darby was the founding commander of the First Ranger Battalion, which evolved into the United States Army Rangers.
In March 1964, after spending nine years in Darmstadt, USAREUR moved the battalion to McNair Kaserne in Höchst, Germany, a borough of Frankfurt. In May 1961, the battalion increased in size from three to five companies. On 26 June 1969, the 201st Signal Company was attached to the battalion, bringing the number assigned personnel over 1000.
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In the latest Texas history installment, Ken Bridges looks at the career of a World War II hero. Gen. William O. Darby Bridges: Gen. William Darby played huge part in outcome of WW2 Skip to main ...
1968 now known as Fürst-Wrede-Kaserne W.O. Darby Kaserne Fürth: closed 1995 Wolfgang Kaserne Hanau: closed 2008 Würzburg Hospital Würzburg: closed 2008 Yorkhof Kaserne Hanau: closed 2008 Yorktown Housing Complex Schweinfurt: closed 2014
The base was formally dedicated on 15 November 1952 as Camp Darby, and is named in memory of Brigadier General William O. Darby, Assistant Division Commander of the 10th Mountain Division, who was killed by enemy artillery on 30 April 1945 on the shore of Lake Garda, Italy.
It was initially equipped with four Pershing 1 nuclear missiles, upgraded to six in 1964 and eight in 1965 and in 1969 replaced these with 36 Pershing 1a missiles. The battalion was redesignated as the 3rd Battalion, 84th Field Artillery Regiment in 1968. Service Battery was inactivated and reflagged as C Company, 55th Maintenance Battalion in ...
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