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Sgt. Osborne and Cpl. Maurer were among the last US Army infantrymen killed by enemy action in the war. [1] [12] [2] [13] [14] H Company ceased combat operations by mid-July 1972. A month later, on August 15, it was inactivated, the last US Ranger unit to serve in Vietnam. Over 1,000 men served in the First Cav LRRP/Rangers in Vietnam.
Andre Cavaro Lucas (October 2, 1930 – July 23, 1970) was killed in action while serving as the commanding officer, 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry, 101st Airborne Division, United States Army, at Fire Support Base Ripcord in Thua Thien Province, South Vietnam.
Gary Lee Littrell (born October 26, 1944) is a retired United States Army command sergeant major who, while serving as an adviser to Army of the Republic of Vietnam's Ranger units during the Vietnam War, acted with extraordinary courage during a four-day siege on his battalion, for which he was awarded the Medal of Honor.
As of the first week in July, the total strength of the 92nd Ranger Battalion inside the camp and two close-in outposts was 224 officers and men, of whom 34 were out of action because of wounds or illness. Total casualties for the period were 16 killed, 4 seriously wounded, and 192 lightly wounded or sick, including some with beri-beri and ...
The short film STAFF FILM REPORT 66-17A (1966) is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive. Men of the 1st Division, 2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry, Rangers, Charlie Company Vietnam; George Wilson's book, Mud Soldiers, opens with the chapter "Legacy" which recounts this battle. Wilson used primary sources.
1st Cavalry Division (Vietnam) Company I, 75th Infantry (Ranger) 1 February 1969: 7 April 1970: Company F (LRP), 52nd Infantry: 1st Infantry Division (Vietnam) Company K, 75th Infantry (Ranger) 1 February 1969: 10 December 1970: Company E (LRP), 58th Infantry: 4th Infantry Division (Vietnam) Company L, 75th Infantry (Ranger) 1 February 1969: 25 ...
The Vietnamese Rangers (Vietnamese: Biệt Động Quân), commonly known as the ARVN Rangers or Vietnamese Ranger Corp (VNRC), were the light infantry of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam. Trained and assisted by American Special Forces and Ranger advisers, the Vietnamese Rangers infiltrated beyond enemy lines in search and destroy missions.
At 07:00 on 18 September 1965 the 2/502nd Infantry and an Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) Ranger company deployed by helicopter into an area near An Ninh, a hamlet 30km east of An Khê and about 14km north of Highway 19. Intelligence sources suggested the presence of an enemy unit in the mountains nearby.