3rd Ranger Battalion
3rd Ranger Battalion Shoulder Sleeve Insignia
Active	1943-1945, 1954-1956, 1969-1971, 1984-present
Country	United States
Branch	U.S. Army
Type	Infantry battalion
Garrison/HQ	Fort Benning
Battles/wars	Operation Just Cause Battle of Mogadishu
Decorations	Presidential Unit Citation Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation Valorous Unit Award

The 3d Ranger Battalion was organized October 3, 1943 in the Army of the United States in the China-Burma-India Theater of Operations of World War II as an element of the 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional). Combatants United States Panama Commanders General Carl W. Stiner Manuel Noriega Strength 27,684+ 3,000+ Casualties 23 Dead, 324 Wounded 450 Military, 200-4,000 Civilian U.S. Army 7th Infantry Division (light) soldiers prepare to take La Comandancia in the El Chorrillo neighborhood of Panama City, December 1989. ... Combatants USSOF, UNOSOM II Somali National Alliance-affiliated militias 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 Militia and civilians 1,000+ killed 3,000+ wounded Task Force Ranger achieved the mission... Please see Presidential Unit Citation for other versions of this award The Presidential Unit Citation is awarded to units of the Armed Forces of the United States and allies for extraordinary heroism in action against an armed enemy on or after 7 December 1941 (the date of the Attack on... Korean P.U.C. The Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation is issued by the government of South Korea to both Korean military and foreign units. ... The Valorous Unit Award is a decoration which is awarded to units of the United States Army which display extraordinary heroism in action against an armed enemy of the United States of America. ... October 3 is the 276th day of the year (277th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1943 calendar). ... The Army of the United States is the official name for the draft force of the United States Army that may be raised at the discretion of the United States Congress in the event of the United States entering into a major armed conflict. ... Combatants Major Allied powers: United Kingdom Soviet Union United States Republic of China and others Major Axis powers: Nazi Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Harry Truman Chiang Kai-Shek Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tojo Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead...

This unit was consolidated August 10, 1944 with Company F, 475th Infantry Regiment (Long Range Penetration, Special) (constituted 25 May 1944 in the Army of the United States), and consolidated unit designated as Company F, 475th Infantry Regiment. This unit was inactivated 1 July 1945 in China. August 10 is the 222nd day of the year (223rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1944 calendar). ... May 25 is the 145th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (146th in leap years). ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1944 calendar). ... July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 183 days remaining. ... 1945 (MCMVL) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ...

The unit was redesignated June 21, 1954 as Company F, 75th Infantry Regiment, in the Army of the United States, and was allotted on October 26, 1954 to the Regular Army. It was activated November 20, 1954 on Okinawa, and was inactivated there on March 21, 1956. June 21 is the 172nd day of the year (173rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 193 days remaining. ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... October 26 is the 299th day of the year (300th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 66 days remaining. ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... November 20 is the 324th day of the year (325th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the prefecture. ... March 21 is the 80th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (81st in leap years). ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The unit was again activated on February 1, 1969 in Vietnam, and was again inactivated on March 15, 1971 in Vietnam. February 1 is the 32nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... March 15 is the 74th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (75th in Leap years). ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ...

This unit was again redesignated October 2, 1984 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3d Battalion, 75th Infantry, and activated at Fort Benning, Georgia (organic elements concurrently constituted and activated). October 2 is the 275th day (276th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 90 days remaining. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Fort Benning is a base facility of the United States military outside Columbus, Georgia. ...

Headquarters and Headquarters Company consolidated February 3, 1986 with former Company A, 3d Ranger Infantry Battalion 3d Battalion, 75th Infantry Regiment, concurrently redesignated as the 3d Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment. February 3 is the 34th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Annex

• Constituted 21 July 1943 in the Army of the United States as Company A, 3d Ranger Battalion; concurrently consolidated with Company A, 3d Ranger Battalion (Provisional) (organized 21 May 1943 in North Africa), and consolidated unit designated as Company A, 3d Ranger Battalion
• Redesignated 1 August 1943 as Company A, 3d Ranger Infantry Battalion
• Disbanded 15 August 1944
• Reconstituted 25 October 1950 in the Regular Army as the 3d Ranger Infantry Company
• Activated 28 October at Fort Benning, Georgia
• Inactivated 1 August 1951 in Korea
• Redesignated 24 November 1952 as Company A, 3d Ranger Infantry Battalion
• Consolidated 15 April 1960 with the 1st Company, 1st Battalion, 2d Regiment, 1st Special Service Force (activated 9 July 1942), and consolidated unit redesignated as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 13th Special Forces Group, 1st Special Forces
• Withdrawn 14 December 1960 from the Regular Army and allotted to the United States Army Reserve (organic elements concurrently constituted)
• Group activated 1 March 1961 with Headquarters at Jacksonville, Florida
• Headquarters and Headquarters Company inactivated 15 April 1963 at Jacksonville, Florida (organic elements inactivated 21 January 1966)
• Former Company A, 3d Ranger Infantry Battalion, withdrawn 3 February 1986, consolidated with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3d Battalion, 75th Infantry, and consolidated unit redesignated as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3d Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment (remainder of 13th Special Forces Group, 1st Special Forces - hereafter separate lineage)

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Honors

Campaign Participation Credit

• World War II:

1. Algeria-French Morocco (with arrowhead)
2. Tunisia
3. Sicily (with arrowhead)
4. Naples-Foggia (with arrowhead)
5. Anzio (with arrowhead)
6. Rome-Arno
7. Normandy (with arrowhead)
8. Northern France
9. Rhineland
10. Ardennes-Alsace
11. Central Europe
12. New Guinea
13. Leyte (with arrowhead)
14. Luzon
15. India-Burma
16. Central Burma

• Korean War:

1. First UN Counteroffensive;
2. CCF Spring Offensive;
3. UN Summer-Fall Offensive

• Vietnam:

1. Counteroffensive, Phase VI;
2. Tet 69/Counteroffensive;
3. Summer-Fall 1969;
4. Winter-Spring 1970;
5. Sanctuary Counteroffensive;
6. Counteroffensive, Phase VII

• Armed Forces Expeditions:

1. Panama (with arrowhead)

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Decorations

• Presidential Unit Citation (Army) for EL GUETTAR
• Presidential Unit Citation (Army) for SALERNO
• Presidential Unit Citation (Army) for POINTE DU HOE
• Presidential Unit Citation (Army) for SAAR RIVER AREA
• Presidential Unit Citation (Army) for MYITKYINA
• Valorous Unit Award for BINH DUONG PROVINCE
• Valorous Unit Award for MOGADISHU
• Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation for UIJONGBU CORRIDOR
• Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation for KOREA 1951
• Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm for VIETNAM 1969
• Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm for VIETNAM 1969-1970
• Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Honor Medal, First Class for VIETNAM 1969-1970