Modern Day Rangers trace their linage to World War II when Maj. William O. Darby stood up 1st Ranger Battalion June 8, 1942 at Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland. The 3rd and 4th Ranger Battalions ...

US and Italy launch new effort to find remains of soldiers who went missing during WWII - In a post on social media, the ...

William O. Darby Memorial 40-Miler Ranger Challenge unfolds. This rigorous event honors Darby, the founder of the U.S. Army Rangers, and the 10th Mountain Division Soldiers who perished on April ...

This is the 31st annually Best Ranger Competition with 50 teams participating. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Austin Berner/Released) ALBANY, N.Y. — For years after Col. William O. Darby was killed in ...

They had their Orde Wingate and his Chindits, we had our Bill Darby and his Rangers, and it was a mighty good thing. William O. Darby may have graduated from West Point, but when it came to ...

In 1942, the 1st Ranger Battalion ... A statue honoring Fort Smith native and World War II hero General William O. Darby was dedicated on Saturday, the 71st anniversary of his death.

Col. William Orlando Darby, known as the father of the U.S. Army Rangers, was honored with a parade in downtown Fort Smith in 1944, but he was too haunted and troubled to enjoy it. He was a World ...

William O. Darby will premiere this Saturday ... Italy — a bond formed in the decades since Darby and his Rangers fought in the brutal Battle of Cisterna in 1944. “Having the opportunity ...

The battalion was trained by Colonel William Darby, who also established a battalion that would later grow into the modern-day United States Army Rangers, the military said. The battalion was ...

FORT SMITH -- Local entities are organizing the inaugural Fort Smith General Darby Challenge to honor Gen. William O. Darby and Fort Smith's twin cities -- Cisterna and Nago-Torbole, Italy.

William O. Darby will premiere this Saturday ... Italy — a bond formed in the decades since Darby and his Rangers fought in the brutal Battle of Cisterna in 1944. “Having the opportunity to work on ...