Provisional Ranger Group
Order of battle – June 1944 – Battle of Normandy
Headquarters
Commander: Lt. Colonel James E. Rudder (2nd Ranger Battalion)
Deputy commander: Major Richard P. Sullivan (5th Ranger Battalion)
Task Force A : Lt. Colonel James E. Rudder
Headquarters Company, 2nd Ranger Battalion: Captain James W. Wikner
D Company, 2nd Ranger Battalion: Captain Harold K. Slater
E Company, 2nd Ranger Battalion: Captain Richard P. Merrill
F Company, 2nd Ranger Battalion: Captain Otto Masny
Task Force C: Lt. Colonel Max F. Schneider
A Company, 2nd Ranger Battalion: Captain Joseph A. Rafferty (killed in action on June 6th, 1944)
B Company, 2nd Ranger Battalion: Captain Edgar L. Arnold
A Company, 5th Ranger Battalion: 1st Lieutenant Charles H. Parker, Jr
B Company, 5th Ranger Battalion: Captain George P. Whittington, Jr
C Company, 5th Ranger Battalion: Captain Wilmer K. Wise
D Company, 5th Ranger Battalion: Captain George R. Miller
E Company, 5th Ranger Battalion: Captain Edward S. Luther
F Company, 5th Ranger Battalion: Captain William M. Runge
2nd Ranger Battalion
Commander: Lt. Colonel James E. Rudder
Deputy commander: Major George S. Williams
S-1: 1st Lieutenant Frank L. Kennard
S-2: Captain Harvey J. Cook
S-3: Captain Frank H. Coder
S-4: Captain James A. Malaney
Surgeon: Captain Walter E. Block
Sergeant Major: Master Sergeant Robert N. Lemin
Headquarters Company: Captain James W. Wikner
Executive Officer: Captain Frederick G. Wilkin
Communication Officer: 1st Lieutenant James W. Eikner
Platoon Leader: 1st Lieutenant Conway E. Epperson
Platoon Leader: 1st Lieutenant William G. Heaney
Platoon Leader: 1st Lieutenant James McCullers
Platoon Leader: 1st Lieutenant Elmer H. Vermeer
First Sergeant: 1st Sergeant John Erderly
A Company: Captain Joseph A. Rafferty (killed in action on June 6th, 1944)
– Platoon Leader: 1st Lieutenant Robert T. Edlin
– Platoon Leader: 1st Lieutenant Stanley E. White
– First Sergeant: 1st Sergeant Edward L. Sowa (killed in action on June 6th, 1944)
B Company: Captain Edgar L. Arnold
– Platoon Leader: 1st Lieutenant Robert M. Brice (killed in action on June 6th, 1944)
– Platoon Leader: 1st Lieutenant Robert C. Fitzqimmons
– First Sergeant: 1st Sergeant Manning L. Rubenstein
C Company: Captain Ralph E. Goranson
– Platoon Leader: 1st Lieutenant William D. Moody
– Platoon Leader: 1st Lieutenant Sidney A. Salomon
– First Sergeant: 1st Sergeant Henry S. Golas
D Company: Captain Harold K. Slater
– Platoon Leader: 1st Lieutenant Morton L. McBride
– Platoon Leader: 2nd Lieutenant George F. Kerchner
– First Sergeant: 1st Sergeant Leonard G. Lomell
E Company: Captain Richard P. Merrill
– Platoon Leader: 1st Lieutenant Theodore E. Lapres
– Platoon Leader: 1st Lieutenant Joseph E. Leagans
– First Sergeant: 1st Sergeant Robert W. Lang
F Company: Captain Otto Masny
– Platoon Leader: 1st Lieutenant Jacob J. Hill
– Platoon Leader: 1st Lieutenant Robert C. Armand
– First Sergeant: 1st Sergeant Charles E. Frederick
Task Force B : Captain Ralph E. Goranson
C Company, 2nd Ranger Battalion: Captain Ralph E. Goranson
5th Ranger Battalion
Commander: Lt. Colonel Max F. Schneider
Deputy commander: Major Richard P. Sullivan
S-1: Captain Edmund J. Butler
S-2: Captain William P. Byrne, Jr
S-3: Captain Hugo W. Heffinger
S-4: Captain William F. Murray
Surgeon: Captain Joseph H. Hilsman, Jr
Sergeant Major: Master Sergeant Robert P. Davis
Headquarters Company: Captain John C. Raaen, Jr
Executive Officer: 1st Lieutenant Howard E. Van Riper
Communication Officer: 1st Lieutenant Louis J. Gombosi
Platoon Leader: 2nd Lieutenant Quentin L. Knollenberg
Platoon Leader: 1st Lieutenant Richard J. Nee
Platoon Leader: 1st Lieutenant Jack A. Snyder
First Sergeant: 1st Sergeant Alvie A. Pugh
A Company: 1st Lieutenant Charles H. Parker, Jr
– Platoon Leader: 1st Lieutenant Aloysius Wybroski
– Platoon Leader: 1st Lieutenant Stanley D. Zlesky
– First Sergeant: 1st Sergeant Morris E. Mooberry
B Company: Captain George P. Whittington, Jr
– Platoon Leader: 1st Lieutenant Bernard M. Pepper
– Platoon Leader: 2nd Lieutenant Matthew Gregory
– First Sergeant: 1st Sergeant Avery J. Thornhill
C Company: Captain Wilmer K. Wise
– Platoon Leader: 2nd Lieutenant John J. Reville
– Platoon Leader: 2nd Lieutenant Jay H. Mehaffey
– First Sergeant: 1st Sergeant Thomas T. Sloboda
D Company: Captain George R. Miller
– Platoon Leader: 1st Lieutenant Francis W. Dawson
– Platoon Leader: 2nd Lieutenant Philip V. Thomas
– First Sergeant: 1st Sergeant Charles T. Sloboda
E Company: Captain Edward S. Luther
– Platoon Leader: 1st Lieutenant Rayford E. Dendy
– Platoon Leader: 1st Lieutenant Dee C. Anderson
– First Sergeant: 1st Sergeant Sandy Martin, Jr
F Company: Captain William M. Runge
– Platoon Leader: 1st Lieutenant Frank E. Zidjuna
– Platoon Leader: 1st Lieutenant William J. Mulligan
– First Sergeant: 1st Sergeant Howard A. Mc Donald
