James Garner
Col. William Orlando Darby
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Darby's Rangers: Directed by William A. Wellman. With James Garner, Etchika Choureau, Jack Warden, Edd Byrnes. The lives, loves, and battles of fictional characters in the Army's First Ranger Battalion during WWII.
These were “Darby’s Rangers,” members of the U.S. 1st Ranger Battalion, recruited earlier that month in Northern Ireland from among the 34th Infantry Division and the 1st Armored Division. Their leader was a lean, young West Pointer from Arkansas named William Orlando Darby.
Hundreds of American soldiers surrendered to the Germans when they found themselves surrounded. In the demoralizing aftermath, Maj. Gen. John Lucas, the 45th Infantry Division commander, sent U.S. Army Ranger force commander Lt. Col. William O. Darby to take command of the shattered 179th Infantry.
The 1st Ranger Battalion, currently based at Hunter Army Airfield in Savannah, Georgia, United States, is the first of three ranger battalions belonging to the United States Army 's 75th Ranger Regiment . It was originally formed shortly after the United States' entry into World War II and was modeled after the British Commandos during the war.
1st Ranger Battalion. Original First Ranger Battalion Roster, June 19, 1942 at the Commando Training Depot, Achnacarry, Scotland. Darby, William C., Major.
Jul 22, 2022 · The so-called “Darby’s Rangers” were a commando outfit whose name referenced a similar force under Major Robert Rogers that had fought on the French and Indian War frontiers in the 18th century.
Darby and the 1st Rangers are Formed. The U.S. Army did not have special operations units in 1941. That quickly changed when America declared war on the Axis and entered WWII.
