| LC control no. | n 86053328 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Desobry, William R. (William Robertson), 1918-1996 |
| Address | Manila (Philippines) San Antonio (Tex.) |
| Birth date | 19180911 |
| Death date | 19960112 |
| Field of activity | Military art and science |
| Affiliation | United States. Army |
| Profession or occupation | United States. Army -- Officers |
| Found in | NUCMC data from U.S.A. Mil. Hist. Inst. for Oral hist. coll., 1970-1985 (LTG William R. Desobry) WWA, 1974-75 (Desobry, William Robertson, army off., b. Manila, P.I.; s. Elmer C. and Emily (Dorsey) D.; B.S. Georgetown, 1941; m. Jacqueline Keyes, 1942; adv. through grades to lt. gen., 1973; commanding gen. V corps, U.S.A. Europe, 1973-; Silver Star; Bronze Star; Purple Heart) Wikipedia viewed May 8, 2015: William Robertson Desobry page (born in Manila, the Philippine Islands on September 11, 1918; graduated from Georgetown University with an ROTC commission in 1941, served in World War II and with MAC-V in Vietnam from 1965-1968; retired from the Army in 1975 and died in San Antonio, Texas on January 12, 1996) |
| Associated language | eng |
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