# William P. Yarborough

> Lieutenant General William Pelham Yarborough was a senior United States Army officer. Yarborough designed the U.S. Army's parachutist badge, paratrooper or 'jump' boots, and the M42 airborne jump uniform. He is known as the "Father of the Modern Green Berets." He was descended from the Yorkshire House of Yarborough. Yarborough was a distant cousin to such British noble figures as the Baron Deramore, Lord Alvingham, the Duke of Buccleuch and the Marquess of Bath.

*American general (1912–2005)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Other
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1912-05-12
- **Died:** 2005-12-06
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
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