C Company, 75th Infantry (Ranger) - Army Unit Directory (2023)

However, when the new 1st Ranger Battalion, 75th Infantry (Airborne) was activated at Ft Benning, GA and then it was permanently assigned to Hunter Army Airfield, GA it was assigned the lineage from C Company (Ranger), 75th Infantry (Airborne), IFFV due to it's exceptional war record and it's outstanding performance as a Corp Level LRP/RGR unit and C Company (Airborne Ranger), 75th Infantry, 1st Battalion, 29th Infantry passed it's guidion onto the 1st Ranger Battalion, 75th Infantry (Airborne). It was a great honor to have it's lineage passed on to the first Ranger Battalion to be formed since WWII. C Company was deactivated and CPT Howard (MOH) took command of C Company 2nd Ranger Battalion when it was activated in Ft Lewis, WA and the 2nd Battalion were assigned the lineage from H Company (Ranger), 75th Infantry (Airborne), 1st Cavalry Division. C Company unit members were sent to either the new 1st or 2nd Ranger Battalions or the Ranger Training Headquarters.

When the 3rd Ranger Battalion was activated it was assigned the lineage from F Company (Ranger), 75th Infantry (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division. The Ranger Regiment was formed at the same time the 3rd Battalion was, however, at the time the Rangers were under the Special Forces Lineage. After 2 years the Regiment was awarded all rights, awards, etc and it's lineage became the Merrill's Marauder's from the WWII unit that was eventually given the 75th Infantry unit designator.

When the Special Troops Battalion (STB) was activated it was assigned the lineage from N Company (Ranger), 75th Infantry (Airborne), 173rd Airborne Brigade (Separate). Once all that was settled then we requested that the 1st Ranger Battalion's scroll be placed on top of our unit patch which is our

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1SG Joey B Welsh USA-Ret
E/20/LRP & C/75/RGR IFFV
Unit Administrator # 003