Unit Designations
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Below are samples of units that appear on the stones. This is not an all-inclusive listing and you can choose other unit designations. The foundation office will contact the purchaser if the name or unit designation is inappropriate. There is no rank on the stone and the word RANGER appears on the top line of every stone.

Unit Designation Guidelines and Examples to Appear on the Stone

World War II Ranger Battalions

CO D 1st RANGER BN

CO F 4th RGR BN WWII

2nd RANGER BN (Remaining numbered battalions similar)

 

Merrill’s Marauders (1943-45)

MERRILL’S MARAUDERS

Ranger Infantry Companies (airborne) of the Korean War (1950-51)

1th RANGER CO ABN (Remaining numbered companies similar)

CO A, RGR TNG COMD (For the lettered Companies trained by the Ranger Training Command, k)

 

Eighth Army Ranger Company (1950-51)

8th ARMY RANGER CO (Includes cadre and support personnel who ran the 8th Army ranger Training Center)

 

75TH Ranger Regiment (1974-Present)

75TH RANGER RGT (For Regimental Headquarters)

1/75TH INF (RANGER) (For Rangers in the 1/75th prior to the Regiment being activated)

1ST BN 75TH RGR RGT (For Ranger in the 1/75th after Regiment activated)

CO A 1/75TH RGR RGT (For Rangers wishing to designate Company and Battalion affiliation after the establishment of the Regiment.)

 

29th Rangers

29TH RANGERS

 

LRPS (1954-1973)

(LRP) = Units before 1969

(RGR) = Units after 1969

CO P 75TH INF (LRP) (Other companies are similar)

 

Ranger Department, TIS

RANGER DEPT, TIS

 

Ranger Training Brigade

4th BN RGR TNG BN RTB (Remaining numbered battalions are similar)

RANGER TNG BDE (For Rangers in Brigade Headquarters)

 

Rangers who served as advisors to a Vietnamese Ranger Unit (VN)

1ST RGR GP RVN

39TH RANGER BN RVN

42ND ARVN RANGER BN

(Examples of VN Ranger Unit designations)

 

Rangers who have not served in a Ranger Unit

CLASS 3-93

U.S. ARMY RANGER (In lieu of class number)

     82ND AIRBORNE DIV

     101ST INFANTRT DIV

     (Other official unit designations are acceptable if requested by a Ranger qualified applicant)

 

Soldiers in direct support of Rangers in Combat

160TH AVIATION

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