February 1 marks the 37th anniversary of the establishment of the modern era 75th Rangers. Today’s unit, the 75th Ranger Regiment can directly trace its heritage to the 13 companies of the 75th Infantry Regiment (Ranger) that was activated by General William Westmoreland on this day in 1969.
The 75th IR was activated in Okinawa in 1954 and traced its lineage to the 475th Infantry Regiment, thence to the 5307th Composite Provisional Unit, popularly known as Merrill's Marauders.
The Viet Nam-era companies were formed out of existing LRRP (long range reconnaissance patrol) and LRP (long range patrol) companies of the 20th, 50th, 51st, 52nd, 58th, 71st, 78th, and 79th Infantry Detachment and Company D, 151st Infantry Long Range Patrol of the Indiana National Guard. Company D, 151st retained its unit identity and did not become a 75th Ranger Company. Companies C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, L, M, N, O and P (Ranger) 75th Infantry conducted Ranger missions for three years and seven months every day of the year while in Vietnam.
Some info about my unit — I don’t agree with all of the dates, but the facts are unarguable — can be found here
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