William F. Garrison is a former Major General of the United States Army. He resigned on August 3, 1996; the day after General Mohamed Farrah Aidid died. Garrison was the commanding officer of Operation Gothic Serpent; the military operation launched in 1993 to capture Aidid. Insignia of a United States Air Force Major General German Generalmajor Insignia Major General is a military rank used in many countries. ... The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States armed forces and has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ... August 3 is the 215th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (216th in leap years), with 150 days remaining. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Mohammed Farrah Aidid Mohamed Farrah Aidid (Somali: Maxamed Faarax Caydiid) (1934 - August 1, 1996) was a Somali politician and leader of the Habr Gidr subclan (itself part of the larger Hawiye clan). ... In military organizations, the commanding officer (CO) is the officer in command of a military unit. ... Bravo Company, 3rd Batallion of the 75th Ranger Regiment in Somalia, 1993. ... Planning, calculating, or the giving or receiving of information. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ...

Garrison was portrayed by Sam Shepard in the film Black Hawk Down, which chronicles the events of the Battle of Mogadishu. Actor Sam Shepard mulls over a scene in the motion picture Stealth, while filming on June 15, 2004, aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln. ... Black Hawk Down is an Academy Award-winning 2001 film by Ridley Scott, based on the book Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War by Mark Bowden. ... Combatants US SOF, UNOSOM II Somali militiamen Commanders William F. Garrison Mohamed Farrah Aidid Strength 160 2,000+ Casualties U.S. 18 killed 73 wounded Malaysia 1 killed 7 wounded Pakistan 2 wounded (including civilians) 1,000+ killed 3,000+ wounded Task Force Range achieved the mission objectives of capturing...

Positions held as commanding officer