The 120 man 4th Ranger Infantry Company (Airborne) was one of the first of six airborne trained; light infantry; ranger companies to fight in the Korean war; 1950-1951. 4th Company was one of two Ranger companies to make a combat jump during that war when they reinforced the 187th Regimental Combat Team for Munsan-ni in March 1951. 4th Rangers was the only company to have conducted an amphibious operation; Hwachon Reservoir; April 1951. The members of this company saw plenty of the usual Ranger and heavy-infantry type action. On numerous occasions they were required to occupy a battalion sized front. They operated as part of armor-infantry teams; assault units; and the usual deep penetrating patrols expected and associated with Ranger units. There is a lot of unit and individual action in this history and since 4th Company was a Regular Army active unit for less than eleven months; you can follow their day to day progress within these covers. Join them in their peace-time billets as airborne soldiers and follow through recruitment into the Rangers; Ranger training; to troop movement overseas and into their 'blooding' and first combat casualty. Finally; to the day that word came that General Ridgway did not think Korea the proper environment for Rangers. This is not a work of fiction nor a rework of history. This is the way it happened. --- from book's back cover
#3348782 in Books 1997-07Original language:English 9.50 x 6.25 x 1.25l; #File Name: 0935523588455 pages
Review
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful. Excellent regimental reviewBy spencer@iweb.net.auTen years of research by the author is a fair guide to the amount of information contained in this book. The 31st Georgia; part of "Stonewall" Jackson's legendary foot cavalry saw action in almost every major battle in the eastern theatre. Mr White's research covers not just the battles; and the commanders of the 31st (most notably John Gordon) but also many personal details of the humble private. A fitting finale is a comprehensive roster of the regiment with as many details of each member as the author has been able to find - including in many places the date of death for those that survived. I really enjoyed all of this book - the author's research has led to a fine regimental history.
