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Information extracted from the book "US
ARMY PATCHES" by Barry Jason Stein |
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Organized 1 January
1969 and worn from that date as the Seventy-fifth Infantry Regiment
until 14 August 1986.
Re-organized: 1 July 1984 as the Seventy-fifth Infantry (Ranger) Regiment and worn from 14 August 1986 - Current. Effective on 3 February 1986, all ranger battalions were consolidated and re-designated as the Seventy-fifth Ranger Regiment. The shoulder-sleeve insignia which was worn at this time may be found on this plate. The new insignia was a scroll with the inscription "75 Ranger Infantry," which was re-inscribed "75 Ranger Regiment." The re-designation was effective 14 February 1986. Prior to the approval of the First Battalion scroll and the Second Battalion scroll, those units wore scrolls with the inscription "1st and 2d Battalion Ranger Airborne 75th Infantry," which were unauthorized. Worn from: 14 August 1986 - Current.Worn from: 26 July 1984 - Current. Worn from: 26 July 1984 - Current. The scroll design of the "Ranger" insignias in the colors black, scarlet, and white was approved during World War II for all Ranger Battalions. The shoulder-sleeve insignia authorized in 1975 for the Seventy-fifth Infantry was canceled in 1984 and the scroll design insignia were authorized for the Seventy-fifth Ranger Regiment and Battalions. Campaigns: World War II (India-Burma, Central Burma), Vietnam (Counteroffensive Phases VI and VII, Tet/69 Counteroffensive, Summer-Fall 1969, Winter-Spring 1970, Sanctuary Counteroffensive, Consolidation I and II, Cease-fire), Armed Forces Expeditions (Grenada, Panama). |
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These four patches are unauthorized but have been around since 1983 and are still currently worn. |
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Unauthorized but have been around since 1983 and are still currently worn. This path dates back to August 1989. |
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This patch has been worn with the approval of local authorities from 1985 to the present. |
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