Desobry, William R. (William Robertson), 1918-
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William R. Desobry was a United States Army officer who rose to rank of general. He was commander of Task Force Desobry, 10th Armored Division at Bastogne in the battle of the Bulge, became a German prisoner of war at the Belson Concentration Camp. After the war he was stationed in Europe during the era of the Pentomic Division, Gyroscope. He later became a senior advisor in the Mekong Delta (ca. 1966-1968) during the Vietnam War. He was a task force commander for the development of the XM-1 Abrams tank and was a commanding general of V Corps in 1973.
From the description of The William R. Desobry papers, ca 1918-1977. (US Army, Mil Hist Institute). WorldCat record id: 47058203
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Subjects:
- Ardennes, Battle of the, 1944-1945
- M1 (Tank)
- Military doctrine
- Prisoners of war
- Tanks (Military science)
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- World War, 1939-1945
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- United States (as recorded)
- Germany (as recorded)
- Mekong River Delta (Vietnam and Cambodia) (as recorded)
