William F. Garrison

William F. Garrison (* 27. June 1944 ) is an American officer and former Major General of the US Army , the operation Gothic Serpent in 1993 in Mogadishu ( Somalia headed) who, because of high losses to the withdrawal of US Army led.

Life

Garrison was born in Mineral Wells, Texas (USA) and joined the US Army in 1966. He was responsible for the attempted arrest of militia leader Mohammed Farah Aidid and a number of important AIDS advisors on October 3, 1993 in Mogadishu . This operation was partially successful, but 18 Americans, one Malay and about 1000 Somalis died in the street fighting during Operation Gothic Serpent , which became known as the Battle of Mogadishu .

Garrison graduated from the University of Texas-Pan American a Bachelor in Business Administration and at the Sam Houston State University a Master of Business Administration . In the 1980s Garrison was Colonel, among other things, commander of the Delta Force at Fort Bragg (North Carolina) . From 1992 to 1994 he served as Brigadier General and Major General within the US Joint Special Operations Command , and eventually served at the John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center from 1995 until his retirement in 1996 . Garrison retired on August 3, 1996, the day after Aidid's death.

reception

Garrison and the Battle of Mogadishu are the basis for the film Black Hawk Down , in which the officer was portrayed by Sam Shepard .

Awards

Selection of decorations, sorted based on the Order of Precedence of Military Awards :

personal data
SURNAME	Garrison, William F.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American officer and former major general in the US Army
DATE OF BIRTH	June 27, 1944