Background
Yarborough, William Pelham was born on May 12, 1912 in Seattle, Washington, United States. Son of Leroy W. and Addessia (Hooker) Yarborough.
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Yarborough, William Pelham was born on May 12, 1912 in Seattle, Washington, United States. Son of Leroy W. and Addessia (Hooker) Yarborough.
Bachelor of Science, United States Military Academy, 1936. Graduate, Command and General Staff College, 1944. Graduate, British Staff College, 1950.
Graduate, Army War College, 1953.
Commissioned 2nd Lieutenant, United States Army, 1936; advanced through grades to Lieutenant general, United States Army, 1968; retired, United States Army, 1971; various assignments, United States Army, United States, Philippines and European Theatre of Operations, 1936-1942; Executive officer, Paratroop Task Force, North Africa, 1942; commander, 2d Battalion, 504th Par. Infantry Regiment, 82d Airborne Division, Sicily invasion, 1943; commander, 509th Parachute Infantry, Italy and France, 1943-1944; commanding officer, 473 Infantry, Italy, 1945; provost marshal, 15th Army Group, European Theatre of Operations, 1945; provost marshal, Vienna Area Command and United States Forces, Austria, 1945-1947; member of staff, faculty, United States Army Information School, 1948-1949; operations officer, general staff, Joint Military Assistance Advisory Group, London, England., 1951-1952; member of faculty, Army War College, 1953-1956, 57; deputy chief, Military Assistance and Advisory Group, Cambodia, 1956-1957; commanding officer, 66th Counter Intelligence Corps Group, Stuttgart, Germany, 1958-1960; commanding officer, 66th Military Intelligence Group, Stuttgart, 1960; commanding general, United States of America Special Warfare Center also commandant, United States Army Special Warfare School, Fort Bragg, 1961-1965; senior member, United Nations Command Military Armistice Commission, Korea, 1965; assistant deputy chief staff, DCSOPS for special operations Department Army, Washington chairman, United States delegation Inter-American Defense Board chairman, Joint Brazil United States Defense Commission chairman, Joint Mexican-United States Defense Commission Army member, United States section permanent Joint Board on Defense, Canada-United States Defense Commission, Washington, 1965; assistant chief of staff intelligence, Department Army Washington, 1966-1968; commanding general, I Corps Group, Korea, 1968-1969; chief staff, also deputy commander-in-chief, United States Army, Pacific, Hawaii., 1969-1971.
Fellow Company Military Historians, Explorers Club. Member Kiwanis Club.
Married Norma Mae Tuttle, December 26, 1936 (deceased). Children: Norma Kay (deceased), William Lee, Patricia Mae Reed.