William P. Yarborough, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetWilliam P. Yarborough
American general
Date of Birth: 12-May-1912
Place of Birth: Seattle, Washington, United States
Date of Death: 06-Dec-2005
Profession: military personnel
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
About William P. Yarborough
- Lieutenant General William Pelham Yarborough (May 12, 1912 – December 6, 2005) 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 is descended from the Yorkshire House of Yarborough.
- Yarborough is a distant cousin to such British noble figures as the Baron Deramore and Lord Alvingham.
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