Normandy: Sacrifice For Freedom  2011

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Order of Battle


POINTE DU HOC - 2nd Ranger Battalion

 

 

                                                              

D-Day - Order of Battle

 

Commanding Officer: Lt. Colonel James E. Rudder

Executive Officer: 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 (KIA 6 June 44)
             Platoon Leader: 1st Lieutenant Robert T. Edlin
             Platoon Leader: 1st Lieutenant Stanley E. White
  

           First Sergeant: 1st Sergeant Edward L. Sowa (KIA 6 June 44)

 

 

           B Company: Captain Edgar L. Arnold
                Platoon Leader: 1st Lieutenant Robert M. Brice (KIA 6 June 44)
                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(KIA 6 June 44)
             Platoon Leader: 1st Lieutenant Sidney A. Salomon
  

           First Sergeant: 1st Sergeant Henry S. Golas( KIA 6 June 44)

 

 

        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







 

 

 

 
   
   
   
 







 

 

 



 

 



        Lt. Colonel James E. Rudder

 

Walter E. Block

 

1st Lieutenant James W. Eikner

 

1st Lieutenant Robert T. Edlin

 

Captain Ralph E. Goranson

 

1st Lieutenant Sidney A. Salomon


 

1st Sgt. Henry S. Golas


 

 

 

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