List of honors and decorations of the 75th Ranger Regiment
The 75th Ranger Regiment has been awarded numerous honors and decorations from its campaigns, beginning in World War II. In World War II, they participated in 16 major campaigns, spearheading the campaigns in Morocco, Sicily, Naples-Foggia, Anzio and Leyte. During the Vietnam War, they received campaign participation streamers for every campaign in the war.[1]
The regiment received streamers with arrowheads (denoting conflicts they spearheaded) for its participation in the invasions of Grenada and Panama.
To date, the Rangers have earned six Presidential Unit Citations, nine Valorous Unit Awards, and four Meritorious Unit Commendation, the most recent of which were earned in Vietnam and Haditha, Iraq, respectively.
Campaign participation credit
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- World War II:
Algeria-French Morocco (with
)
Tunisia
Sicily (with
)
Naples-Foggia (with
)
Anzio (with
)
Rome-Arno
Normandy (with
)
Northern France
Rhineland
Ardennes-Alsace
Central Europe
New Guinea
Philippines
Leyte (with
)
Luzon
India-Burma
Central Burma
- Vietnam:
Advisory
Defense
Counteroffensive
Counteroffensive, Phase II
Counteroffensive, Phase III
Counteroffensive, Phase IV
Counteroffensive, Phase V
Counteroffensive, Phase VI
Counteroffensive, Phase VII
Tet Counteroffensive
Tet 69/Counteroffensive
Summer-Fall 1969
Winter-Spring 1970
Sanctuary Counteroffensive
Consolidation I
Consolidation II
Cease-Fire
- Armed Forces Expeditions:
Grenada (with
)
Panama (with
)
- Global War on Terrorism
- Afghanistan
Liberation of Afghanistan
Consolidation I
Consolidation II
- Iraqi
Liberation of Iraq
Transition of Iraq
Iraqi Governance
National Resolution
Decorations
Presidential Unit Citation (Army) for El Guetar
Presidential Unit Citation (Army) for Salerno
Presidential Unit Citation (Army) for Pointe du Hoc
Presidential Unit Citation (Army) for Saar River Area
Presidential Unit Citation (Army) for Myitkyina
Presidential Unit Citation (Army) for Vietnam 1966-1968
Presidential Unit Citation (Army) for Afghanistan 2010
Joint Meritorious Unit Citation for Panama 1989
Joint Meritorious Unit Citation for Afghanistan 04 Oct 2001- 31 Dec 2004
Valorous Unit Award for Vietnam - II Corps Area
Valorous Unit Award for Bình Dương Province
Valorous Unit Award for III Corps Area 1969
Valorous Unit Award for Fish Hook
Valorous Unit Award for III Corps Area 1971
Valorous Unit Award for Thừa Thiên–Quảng Trị
Valorous Unit Award for Grenada
Valorous Unit Award for Mogadishu
Valorous Unit Award for Haditha, Iraq
Valorous Unit Award for Southern Afghanistan 2011
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for Vietnam 1968
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for Vietnam 1969
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for Vietnam 1969-1970
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for Pacific Area
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for Afghanistan 2011
See also
References
- ^ USASOC (2003). 75th Ranger Regiment: Fact Sheet Archived 2008-01-27 at the Wayback Machine. U.S. Special Operations Command. United States of America.
External links
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Post-Vietnam War |
- Ranger Creed
- Ranger Memorial
- Ranger Assessment and Selection Program
- Ranger School
- Ranger tab
- Rangers Standing Orders
- RSLC
- Best Ranger Competition
- Honors and decorations of the 75th Ranger Regiment
- USASOC (2003). 75th Ranger Regiment: Fact Sheet. U.S. Special Operations Command. United States of America.