AND EQUIPMENT Washington 25, D.C., 29 Februayr 1944 No. 7-85 ranger infantry battalion Designation: Ranger Infantry Battalion Headquarters and Headquarters Company (T/O & E7-86) 6 Ranger Companies (each) (T/0 & E 7-87) Total Attaehed Medical Aggregate Lieutenant colonel 1 1 1 Insert number of Major 1 1 1 battalion b. To be furnished only Captain 3 1 9 9 as required and available Captain or first lieutenant b 1 1 within the continental First lieutenant 3 2 15 15 limits of the ed States. Total, commissioned 8 3 26 1 27 Will be furnished prior for departure for overseas Master sergeant 1 1 1 duty. First sergeant 1 1 7 7 Technical sergeant 6 2 18 18 Staff sergeant 2 10 62 1 63 Sergeant 3 6 39 39 Corporal 4 1 10 1 11 Technician, grade 3 1 1 Technician, grade 4 17 17 1 18 Technician, grade 5 27 27 3 30 Private, first class 27 45 297 4 301 Total enlisted 88 65 478 11 489 Aggregate 96 68 504 12 516 Gun, machine, cal..30, light, flexible 4 24 24 Gun, submachine, cal..45 20 6 56 56 Launcher, rocket, A.T. 2.36-inch 2 2 14 14 Mortar, 60-mm 6 2 18 18 Mortar, 81-mm 6 6 6 Motorcycle, solo 7 7 7 Pistol, automatic, cal..45 96 17 198 198 Rifle, antitank, cal..55 8 2 20 20 Rifle, cal..30, M1 50 46 326 326 Rifle, cal..30, M1903A4 2 12 12 Truck, ¼-ton 9 9 9 Truck, ¾-ton, command 1 1 1 Truck, ¾-ton, weapon carrier 4 4 1 5
Designation: Medical Detachment. Ranger Infantry Battalion Technician grade Total Captain or first lieutenant, including a 1 Insert number of battalion. Medical officer, general duty (1) a. o be furnished only as required and available within the continental limits Total commissioned 1 of the ed States. Staff sergeant, including 1 Will be furnished prior for departure Medical (1) for overseas duty. Corporal, including 1 b. Also drives truck. c. Includes 1 aid man per company. Medical (1) Technician, grade 3 } Technician, grade 4 } Technician, grade 5 } including Private, firs class } Technician, medical ( b 1) Technician, surgical 3 (1) Technician, surgical 4 ( c 1) Technician, surgical 5 ( c 3) Technician, surgical ( c 3) Total, enlisted 11 Aggregate 12 Truck, ¾-ton, weapon carrier 1 1 1 3 4
AND EQUIPMENT Washington 25, D.C. 29 February 1944 No. 7-86 headquarters and headquarters company, ranger infantry battalion Designation: Headquarters, Ranger Infantry Battalion Headquarters Company, Ranger Infantry Battalion Headquarters company Technician grade Battalion headquarters Administrative and personnel section Staff platoon Intelligence and operations section Supply and transportation section Total, platoon Communicatins platoon Total, headquarters and headquarter company Lieutenan colonel, including 1 1 Insert number of Battalion commander (1) (1) battalion. a. Also operations Major, including 1 1 and training S-3 Executive (1) (1) b. Battalion pool of Captain, including 2 1 1 1 weapons. Company commander (1) (1) (1) c. For messenger service. Intelligence, S-2 (1) (1) d. British equipment. Supply, S-4 (1) (1) e. 1 for supply and First lieutenant, including 3 3 transportation section, 6 for Communication (1) (1) battalion pool of Operations and training, assistant S-3 (1) (1) weapons. Personnel, S-1 (1) (1) f. 1 per company, 2 Total commissioned 7 1 1 8 spare. p. Armed with pistol Master sergeant, including 1 1 1 automatic, cal..45 Sergeant major (1) (1) (1) r. Armed with rifle First sergeant 1 1 1 cal..30 M1 Technical sergeant, including 2 2 1 5 1 5 Battalion mess (1) (1) (1) Communication chief (1) (1) Intelligence (1) (1) (1) Operations (1) (1) (1) Personnel (1) (1) (1) Supply (1) (1) (1) Staff sergeant including 2 2 2 Motor (1) (1) (1) Supply ( r 1) (1) (1) Sergeant including 3 3 3 Motorcycle (1) (1) (1) Supply, ammunition ( r 1) (1) (1) Supply, rations ( r 1) (1) (1) Corporal including 1 1 2 2 4 Clerk, company ( r 1) (1) (1) Communication assistant (2) (2) Motorcycle (1) (1) (1)
Headquarters company Technician grade Battalion headquarters Administrative and personnel section Staff platoon Intelligence and operations section Supply and transportation section Total, platoon Communicatins platoon Total, headquarters and headquarter company Technician grade 4 } 17 Technician grade 5 } including 23 5 24 52 19 27 Private first class } 27 Armorer artificer 5 ( r 2) (2) (2) Clerk, mail 2 ( r 1) (1) (1) Clerk, personnel 4 ( r 1) (1) (1) Clerk, typist 4 ( r 2) (2) (2) Clerk, typist ( r 2) (2) (2) Cook 4 ( r 5) (5) (5) Cook 5 ( r 5) (5) (5) Cook s helper ( r 5) (5) (5) Draftsman 4 (1) (1) (1) Driver, truck, light 5 ( r 4) (4) (4) Driver, truck, light ( r 10) (10) (10) Mechanic, automobile 4 ( r 1) (1) (1) Messenger ( r 2) ( r 2) (4) (4) Motorcyclist 5 (2) (2) (2) Motorcyclist (3) (3) (3) Operator, radio 4 (6) (6) Operator, radio 5 (12) (12) Repairman, radio 4 (1) (1) Total enlisted 28 7 31 66 22 86 Aggregate 7 29 7 31 67 22 p 96 Gun, submachine, cal..45 b 20 20 20 Launcher, rocket, 2-36-inch 1 1 2 2 Mortar, 60-mm b 6 6 6 Mortar, 81-mm b 6 6 6 Motorcycle, solo c 7 7 7 Pistol, automatic, cal..45 7 29 7 31 67 22 96 Rifle, cal..30, M1 24 4 22 50 50 Rifle, antitank, cal..55 d 1 e 7 8 8 Truck, ¼-ton f 9 9 9 Truck, ¾-ton, command 1 1 1 Truck, ¾-ton, weapon carrier including 4 4 4 Ammunition and extra weapons (1) (1) (1) Gas and oil (1) (1) (1) Kitchen (1) (1) (1) Ration (1) (1) (1)
AND EQUIPMENT Washington 25, D.C. 29 February 1944 No. 7-87 ranger company, ranger infantry battalion Designation: Company...... Ranger Infantry Battalion Company headquarters Platoon headquarters Section headquarters 2 platoons (each) 2 assault sections (each) Assault squad Light machine gun squad Total section Special weapons section Total platoon Total company Captain including 1 1 Insert letter of Company commander ( s 1) (1) company. Insert number of First lieutenant including 1 1 2 battalion Platoon leader ( s 1) (1) (2) a. Armed with rifle Total, commissioned 1 1 1 3 antitank cal..55 if ps First sergeant 1 1 required. b. British Technical sergeant including 1 1 2 equipment Platoon ( ps 1) (1) (1) p. Armed with Staff sergeant including 1 1 2 1 5 10 pistol, automatic, cal..45 Section leader ( r 1) (1) ( r 1) (3) (6) r. Armed with rifle, Squad leader ( r 1) (1) (2) (4) cal..30 M1 Sergeant including 1 1 1 3 6 s. Armed with gun, Section leader, assistant ( ap 1) (1) (2) submachine, cal..30 Squad leader ( r 1) (1) (2) (4) Corporal including 1 1 Clerk, company ( r 1) (1) Private first class including 1 2 4 4 8 4 22 45 Ammunition carrier ( r 2) (2) ( r 2) (6) (12) Gunner, machine gun ( p 1) (1) (2) (4) Gunner, machine gun, assistant ( p 1) (1) (20 (4) Gunner, mortar ( p 1) (1) (2) Gunner, mortar, assistant ( p 1) (1) (2) Messenger ( r 1) ( r 1) (1) (3) Rifleman ( r 4) (4) (8) (16) Rifleman, sniper ( b 1) (1) (2) Total enlisted 3 3 1 5 5 11 6 31 65 Aggregate 4 4 1 5 5 11 6 32 68 Gun, machine, cal..30, light, flexible 1 1 2 4 Gun, submachine, cal..45 2 2 2 6 Launcher, rocket at, 2.36-inch 1 1 2 Mortar, 60-mm 1 1 2 Pistol, automatic, cal..45 1 1 2 2 3 8 17 Rifle, antitank, cal..55 b 1 1 2 Rifle, cal...30 M1 2 1 1 5 3 9 3 22 46 Rifle, cal..30 M1903A4 1 1 2