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  2. William Orlando Darby - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. List of United States Army installations in Germany - Wikipedia

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    Wildflecken Kaserne Wildflecken: transferred to Bundeswehr: Wiley Barracks Neu-Ulm: closed 1991 Wilkins Kaserne Ludwigsburg: Will Kaserne: Munich: transferred to Bundeswehr: 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 ...

  4. 6615th Ranger Force - Wikipedia

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    The 6615th landed at Peter Beach in the port of Anzio, on January 22, 1944.It suffered very few casualties and moved into the city itself. After the U.S. VI Corps occupied Anzio, the corps commander, Major General John P. Lucas and the 3rd Division commander, Major General Lucian Truscott, met with Colonel Darby and decided to have the Rangers sneak behind the German lines and capture the town ...

  5. Darby Military Community - Wikipedia

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    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.

  6. Battle of Cisterna - Wikipedia

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    During this battle, the 1st, 3rd, and 4th U.S. Army Ranger battalions, the 83rd Chemical Mortar Battalion, and the 509th Parachute Infantry Battalion, which had been brigaded as the 6615th Ranger Force (Provisional) commanded by Colonel William O. Darby, were assigned to support the renewal of an attack by Major General Lucian Truscott's 3rd ...

  7. U.S. Army Garrison Schweinfurt - Wikipedia

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    The installations that would go on to comprise Ledward and Conn Barracks of USAG Schweinfurt began construction in 1935. Ledward Barracks was then a Heer tank barracks, constructed from 1935–36 for Panzerregiment 4, then called the Schweinfurt Panzerkaserne or Adolf-Hitler-Kaserne, while Conn Barracks, originally known as Flugplatz Schweinfurt was constructed from 1936–37 as a Luftwaffe ...

  8. A Camper Was Playing With Google Maps—and Stumbled ... - AOL

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    A man planning a camping trip using Google Maps ran across a uniquely curved spherical pit in Quebec. It may be an ancient asteroid impact crater. A Camper Was Playing With Google Maps—and ...

  9. Kaiserslautern Military Community - Wikipedia

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    The Kaiserslautern Military Community (KMC) is an American military community in and around Kaiserslautern, Germany, supporting United States Armed Forces and NATO installations, such as the Ramstein Air Base, Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Kapaun Air Station, Vogelweh Housing Area, Pulaski Barracks, Kleber Kaserne, Daenner Kaserne, Sembach Kaserne, Miesau Army Depot, and Rhine Ordnance ...