US Ranger Infantry Company, June 1944

Numbers in parenthesis indicate number of personnel assigned to role, number of unallocated weapons or number of sub-units in detachment.

Company Headquarters

Unit Rank Weapon Vehicle
       
Company Commander Captain SMG  
Company Sergeant 1st Sergeant SMG, Pistol  
Company Clerk Corporal Rifle  
Messenger Private Rifle  

Notes

Company Weapons Pool (issued at CO's direction);

Launcher, Rocket, 2.36-inch antitank (2)

Rifle Platoon (2), each

Unit Rank Weapon Vehicle
       

Platoon HQ

     
       
Platoon Commander 1st Lieutenant  SMG  
Platoon Sergeant Technical Sergeant SMG, Pistol  
Sniper Private M1903A4  
Messenger  Private Rifle  
       
Special Weapons Section      
       
Section Leader Staff Sergeant Rifle  
Assistant Leader Sergeant Pistol *  
Mortar Gunner Private Pistol, 60-mm mortar  
Assistant Gunner Private Pistol  
Ammunition bearer (2) Private Rifle  
       
Assault Section (2) each      
       
Section Leader Staff Sergeant Rifle  
Assault Squad Leader Sergeant Rifle  
Rifleman (4) Private Rifle  
LMG Squad Leader Staff Sergeant Rifle  
Machine Gunner Private Pistol, M1919A4  
Assistant Gunner Private Pistol  
Ammunition bearer (2) Private Rifle  

Notes

* On paper, each Section was provided with one .55 cal Boys Anti-tank Rifle, probably for use in the 'heavy sniper' role.  It seems unlikely these were actually used in action.

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