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William F. "Bill" Garrison (born 27 June 1944) is a retired major general of the United States Army who commanded United States forces during Operation Gothic Serpent, the military operation launched in 1993 to capture Somali warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid.
Oct 28, 1993 · The Army general who led the effort to capture Somali clan leader Mohamed Aidid told President Clinton he accepts responsibility for the failed mission and the deaths of 18 Americans in a battle in downtown Mogadishu, congressional and Pentagon officials say. Gen. William Garrison sent a handwritten letter to Clinton through Rep. John Murtha, D ...
Major General (MG) William F. Garrison formulated his commander's intent during the operation's planning phase to capture two key lieutenants of Somali warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid's militia (Dotson, 2016; U.S. Army Airborne & Special Operations Museum [USAASOM], n.d.).
Jun 27, 2024 · Major General William Garrison was tasked with leading a raid by U.S. special operations forces, composed of Army Rangers, 10th Mountain Division soldiers, and Delta Force fighters, on the Olympic Hotel in Mogadishu, where Aydid was thought to be hiding. On October 3, Operation Gothic Serpent began.
TF Ranger, led by Major General William F. Garrison, was under JSOC. Thus, it was not under UN command or the command of US General Thomas M. Montgomery, the deputy commander of UNOSOM II forces as well as commander of US forces in Somalia. Instead, Garrison and TF Ranger received orders directly from CENTCOM. The force consisted of:
Feb 14, 2022 · William F. Garrison led the operation. It is important to mention that before the operation was launched, Garrison requested AC-130 gunships and Armor to provide support the ground troops, but...
Oct 3, 1993 · TF Ranger was commanded by Army Maj. Gen. William F. Garrison, who had served much of his career in special operations. Although TF Ranger was formally outside the UNOSOM II chain of command, it coordinated operations closely with the peacekeepers.
