William Robertson Desobry (September 11, 1918 – January 12, 1996) was a senior U.S. Army field commander in Germany during the Cold War, and a Lieutenant...
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The Army restarted its M60 successor program with Major General William R. Desobry leading the team formulating requirements in March 1972. Army officials...
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1967 – April 1968) MG John K. Boles (April 1968 – February 1970) MG William R. Desobry (February 1970 – March 1971) MG James C. Smith (March to May 1971)...
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eastward five miles from the city. A task force commanded by Maj. William R. Desobry went north to Noville, while a similar group under Lt. Col. Henry T. Cherry...
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thereafter, its 1st Battalion was sent to Noville to reinforce Major William R. Desobry's team from the 10th Armored CCB while the other two battalions were...
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at Frankfurt, Federal Republic of Germany from Lieutenant General William R. Desobry. He was responsible for the training and readiness of V Corps, headquartered...
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Battle Tank Task Force (MBTTF) was established under Major General William Desobry. The task force prepared design studies with the technical support...
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defense could be set up, the 1st Battalion of the 506th (along with Team Desobry from the 10th Armored Division) was sent out to fight the Germans in the...
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1828 resulted in a loss of income. According to Erwin's estate records, "Desobry, a merchant of Plaquemine, believed that Erwin's embarrassed condition...
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1021/cr200162d. PMID 22188473. Khwaldia, Khaoula; Elmira Arab-Tehrany; Stephane Desobry (2010). "Biopolymer Coatings on Paper Packaging Materials". Comprehensive...
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('32*) received the Navy Cross in World War II. Post World War II, William Robertson Desobry ('36) received the DSM in Vietnam, and General Ross T. Dwyer ('37)...
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Cross and Croix de Guerre, in Ashburton, New Zealand (d. 1997); William Robertson Desobry, American army officer, commander of the Fifth Corps from 1973...
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Tank Destroyer tactics compared to regular armored units. During Team Desobry's initial occupation of Noville, a number of US tanks and tank destroyers...
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