The Us Army's First, Last, and Only All-black Rangers

by Posey, Edward L.

• ISBN13: 9781611210774
• ISBN10: 1611210771
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-02-11
• Publisher: Savas Beatie

Summary

The 2d Ranger Infantry Company (Airborne) was the first and only all-black Ranger unit in the history of the United States Army. Its 10-month lifespan included selection, training, and seven months of combat deployment in Korea, after which the unit was deactivated. Master Sergeant (Ret.) Edward Posey's The US Army's First, Last, and Only All-Black Rangers is the first complete history of this elite all-volunteer unit whose members were drawn from the 3rd Battalion of the 505th Airborne Infantry Regiment and the 80th Airborne Anti-Aircraft Battalion.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. viii
Preface	p. ix
Introduction	p. xiii
Formation and Training
Training at Benning	p. 1
The Officers' Advance Party	p. 11
The Company's Trip to Korea	p. 19
Movements and Actions
First Combat Action, Outside Tanyang Pass	p. 35
First Airborne Assault Near Munsan-Ni	p. 59
Attack and Defense of Hill 581	p. 93
Assault and Occupation of Hill 545	p. 109
Award of Combat Infantry Company Streamer and Start of the Journey Home	p. 119
After Korea: Life on Strategic Reserve Duty in Japan	p. 129
Personal Memoirs
As I Remember	p. 137
Ranger Whereabouts	p. 169
Unit Roster	p. 194
Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations	p. 198
Table of Army Ranks	p. 207
Phonetic alphabet, used by the Army (1944 version)	p. 210
Chronology of the 2d Ranger Infantry Company (Airborne)	p. 211
Notes	p. 216
Bibliography	p. 220
Index	p. 223
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