5th Ranger Company (United States)

5th Ranger Infantry Company (Airborne)
Scroll of the 5th ranger company
ActiveNovember 20, 1950 - 1 August 1951
Country United States of America
AllegianceUnited States Army
BranchActive duty
TypeRanger light infantry
RoleIrregular warfare
SizeCompany
Part ofEighth United States Army
Garrison/HQPusan, South Korea
EngagementsKorean War
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Captain John C. "Nail" Scagnelli

The 5th Ranger Infantry Company (Airborne) was an airborne trained light infantry unit of the United States Army during the Korean War. The 5th Rangers were trained by 3rd Ranger Company as part of the second cycle of Ranger companies at Fort Benning, Georgia, which also included the 6th, 7th, and 8th Ranger Companies.[1] The 5th Rangers also received winter training at Fort Carson, Colorado.

The 5th Rangers were assigned to the US Army's 25th Infantry Division from April 31, 1951, to its inactivation on August 1, 1951.[2]

  1. ^ Bohrer, David. America's Special Forces. Zenith Imprint.
  2. ^ Fike, Emmett E. (1990). Hagerman, Bart (ed.). U.S.A. Airborne: 50th Anniversary, 1940-1990. Turner Publishing Company. p. 316. ISBN 9780938021902.