Yarborough, William Pelham
- Date of birth:
- May 12th, 1912 (Seattle/Washington, United States)
- Date of death:
- December 6th, 2005 (Southern Pines/North Carolina, United States)
- Buried on:
- Arlington National Cemetery
Plot: 4. Grave: 3099-D. - Nationality:
- American (1776 - present, Republic)
Biography
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Legion of Merit - US Military
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Lieutenant Colonel
- Unit:
- 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division "All American", U.S. Army
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Colonel
- Unit:
- 473rd Regimental Combat Team, 92nd Infantry Division, U.S. Army
- Awarded on:
- 1945
Operation Grapeshot
- Rank:
- Colonel
- Unit:
- 15th Army Group, U.S. Forces Austria (USFA), U.S. Forces European Theater (USFET), U.S. Army
Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu
- Period:
- Vietnam War (1955-1975)
- Rank:
- Major General
- Unit:
- Special Warfare Center
- Awarded on:
- March 26th, 1965
"For exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility as Commanding General, Special Warfare Center, Fort Bragg, during the period from January 1961 to February 1965."
Department of the Army, General Orders No. 11
Department of the Army, General Orders No. 11
- Period:
- Vietnam War (1955-1975)
- Rank:
- Major General
Second Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu
- Period:
- Vietnam War (1955-1975)
- Rank:
- Major General
Third Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu
- Period:
- Vietnam War (1955-1975)
- Rank:
- Major General
- Awarded on:
- August 22nd, 1968
Department of the Army, General Orders No. 44 (Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu)
- Period:
- Vietnam War (1955-1975)
- Rank:
- Major General
- Unit:
- I Corps Group, U.S. Forces Korea (USFK), U.S. Army
Second Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu
- Period:
- Vietnam War (1955-1975)
- Rank:
- Lieutenant General
- Unit:
- Deputy Commanding General, U.S. Army Pacific (USARPAC), U.S. Army
Third Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Medaglia de bronzo al Valore
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Croix de Guerre (1939-1945)
Order of Military Merit 2nd Class - Eulji Cordon
- Period:
- Vietnam War (1955-1975)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
- Photo 1: U.S. Army (CC Attribution 3.0)
- - William Yarborough - Recipient - Military Times Hall Of Valor
- Clancy, Tom, Stiner, Carl, and Koltz, Tony (2003), Shadow Warriors: Inside the Special Forces, New York: Berkley Publishing, ISBN 978-0-425-18831-6
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