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.USASOC (2003). 75th Ranger Regiment: Fact Sheet . U.S. Special Operations Command. United States of America.
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
World War II European African Middle East Campaign Algeria-French Morocco (with ) Tunisia Sicily (with ) Naples-Foggia (with ) Anzio (with ) Rome-Arno Normandy (with ) Northern France Rhineland Ardennes-Alsace Central Europe Asiatic Pacific Campaign 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 Citations (Army) El Guetar Salerno Pointe du Hoc Saar River Area Myitkyina Vietnam 1966-1968 Afghanistan 2010 Joint Meritorious Unit Citations Panama 1989 Afghanistan 04 Oct 2001- 31 Dec 2004 Valorous Unit Award for Vietnam - II Corps Area Bình Dương Province III Corps Area 1969 Fish Hook III Corps Area 1971 Thừa Thiên–Quảng Trị Grenada Mogadishu Haditha, Iraq Southern Afghanistan 2011 Meritorious Unit Commendations (Army) Vietnam 1968 Vietnam 1969 Vietnam 1969–1970 Pacific Area Afghanistan 2011
See also 75th Ranger Regiment United States Army Rangers
References
External links
USASOC (2003). 75th Ranger Regiment: Fact Sheet. U.S. Special Operations Command. United States of America.