World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
William Orlando Darby
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Fort Smith, Arkansas
Honored By
A Grateful American
He was a Army Ranger Commanding Officer and part of 'Darby's Rangers'. He was killed on April 30, 1945 while issuing orders on an attack of the town of Trento. He was awarded the Distinguished service cross with oak leaf clusters, Silver Star, Legion of Merit, Purple Heart with two oak leaf clusters, American Defense Service Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern campaign stars, WWII victory medal, Croix De Guerre with silver star.