William P. Yarborough
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| Gender | Male |
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| Date of birth | May 12,1912 |
| Zodiac sign | Taurus |
| Born | Seattle |
| Washington | |
| United States | |
| Died | Southern Pines |
| North Carolina | |
| United States | |
| Education | United States Military Academy West Point Admissions Office |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Servicebranch | United States Army |
| Books | Trial in Africa |
| Bail Out Over North Africa: America's First Combat Parachute Missions, 1942 | |
| Awards | Bronze Star Medal |
| Silver Star | |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 3650856 |
William P. Yarborough Life story
Lieutenant General William Pelham Yarborough was a senior United States Army officer. Yarborough designed the U.S. Army's parachutist badge, paratrooper or 'jump' boots, and the airborne jump uniform. He is known as the "Father of the Modern Green Berets." He was descended from the Yorkshire House of Yarborough.
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