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Darby's Rangers (released in the UK as The Young Invaders [1]) is a 1958 American war film starring James Garner as William Orlando Darby, who organizes and leads the first units of United States Army Rangers during World War II.
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.
He was killed in action on 30 April 1945, and was the only U.S. officer honored with a posthumous promotion to General during World War II. [citation needed] A fictionalized account of the battle was depicted in the motion picture Anzio (1968) and at the end of the film Darby's Rangers (1958).
U.S. Army Pfc. Robert L. Bryant, 23, was assigned to Company B, in the 4th Ranger Battalion, as part of a group known as Darby's Rangers, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency said.
Early in 1943, notices were sent to many Army bases seeking volunteers for a new Ranger battalion. The exploits of Darby’s Rangers in North Africa increased the interest; others saw it as a way ...
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 ...
In the latest Texas history installment, Ken Bridges looks at the career of a World War II hero. Gen. William O. Darby
As World War II progressed, Schneider volunteered for the newly formed 1st Ranger Battalion, under the command of William Orlando Darby, and became a company commander. "Darby's Rangers" trained with their British counterparts in Scotland and in 1943, the 1st Ranger Battalion made its first assault at Arzew.