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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.
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.
William Orlando Darby: United States Army 30 April 1945 Hostile fire (artillery) Torbole, Italy Assistant Commanding General, 10th Mountain Division. Promoted posthumously to brigadier general on 15 May 1945, backdated to 30 April 1945 [4] [5] [59] Douglas Blakeshaw Netherwood: United States Army Air Forces 19 August 1943 Airplane crash (accident)
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 ...
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
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 ...
The commission stated that "[n]o soldier, and still less a Commanding General, can be heard to say that he considered the summary shooting of prisoners of war legitimate even as a reprisal." [ 15 ] Four days later, the trial unanimously found General Dostler guilty of war crimes , rejecting his defense of superior orders.
On the 18th, the 1st Ranger Battalion—led by Colonel William O. Darby—pushed ahead, and occupied the oasis of El Guettar, again meeting with little opposition. The Italian defenders instead retreated and took up positions in the hills overlooking the town, thereby blocking the mountain pass (of the same name) leading south out of the ...