5th Ranger Company (United States) explained

Unit Name:5th Ranger Infantry Company (Airborne)
Dates:November 20, 1950 - 1 August 1951
Allegiance:United States Army
Branch:Active duty
Type:Ranger light infantry
Role:Irregular warfare
Size:Company
Command Structure:Eighth United States Army
Garrison:Pusan, South Korea
Battles:Korean War
Notable Commanders:Captain John C. "Nail" Scagnelli

The 5th Ranger Infantry Company (Airborne) was an airborne trained light infantry unit of the United States Army during the Korean War. The 5th Rangers were trained by 3rd Ranger Company as part of the second cycle of Ranger companies at Fort Benning, Georgia, which also included the 6th, 7th, and 8th Ranger Companies.[1] The 5th Rangers also received winter training at Fort Carson, Colorado.

The 5th Rangers were assigned to the US Army's 25th Infantry Division from April 31, 1951, to its inactivation on August 1, 1951.[2]

References

  1. Book: Bohrer, David. America's Special Forces. Zenith Imprint.
  2. Book: Fike, Emmett E.. U.S.A. Airborne: 50th Anniversary, 1940-1990. Turner Publishing Company. 1990. 9780938021902. Hagerman. Bart. 316.