5TH RANGER INFANTRY BATTALION (RS) INC.

DOG COMPANY

1st PLATOON

EST. 2009                                                                                                                              A 501 C (3) NON - PROFIT SOCIETY

Dog Company, 5th Rangers trained in 1943 at Camp Forrest, Tn.  During training they learned a new way of combat.  These men trained hard to be the best.  On 6 June 1944, Dog Company came ashore with the 5th Ranger Battalion on Dog White Beach.  They worked their way to the sea wall under the command of 1LT Dawson.  Seeing the other Rangers pinned down by murderous machine gun fire, and receiving the order to get off the beach.  Ellis (Bangalor Bill) Reed and Woody Dorman moved forward with their Bangalor Torpedo's.  Sliding them across the black top and under the heavily spun barbed wire, set and blew their bangalors causing a breach in the wire in which 1LT Dawson was the first Ranger through the breach allowing the 5th Rangers the opening up the bluffs.  Knocking out several pill boxes and later moving into the town of Verville Sur Mur setting up a defensive position on the night of D-Day, 6th June 1944.

To join the unit or for general information regarding the 5th Rangers; e-mail Tim Torey, Battalion Commander.

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COMPANY HEADQUARTERS 1st PLATOON

PLATOON LEADER                                                                        2LT  RYAN GRAY

PLATOON SERGEANT                                                        TECH SGT PATRICK CAVANAUGH

RADIOMAN                                                                                 TECH 5 PATRICK COSTA

DOG COMPANY MEMBERS

SQUAD LEADER                                                                           SGT STEVE COOPER

ASSIST. SQUAD LEADER/SCOUT                                             CPL CHARLIE MOORE

RIFLEMAN                                                                                   PFC DEVON RAPOSE

RIFLEMAN/SCOUT                                                                           PVT MICHAEL GNIZAK

RIFLEMAN                                                                                        PVT SIMON SOUTHWICK

RIFLEMAN                                                                                        PVT COREY HODGSON

1ST PLATOON,  2ND SQUAD

 

THIS WEBSITE DEDICATED TO "CLARENCE STYLES" ORIGINAL DOG COMPANY 5TH RANGER

1ST PLATOON,  1ST SQUAD

SQUAD LEADER                                                                             SSG RYAN WIKSTRUM

ASSIST. SQUAD LEADER                                                               SGT BRAIN GNIZAK

RIFLEMAN                                                                                    PFC ISAAC SAMPSON

RIFLEMAN                                                                                         PVT MATT PLAISAC

RIFLEMAN                                                                                         PVT IAN BOVA

MACHINE GUNNER                                                                          PVT DEREK TITUS

ASST. MACH GUNNER                                                                     PVT BROCK YINGLING

                            EVENTS ATTENDING

                               CAMDEN OHIO TACTICAL

                                        APRIL 17, 2010

 

                M-1 RIFLE CLINIC AND MATCH, LINDEN MI

                                         APRIL 18, 2010

 

                          FINDLAY ARMED FORCES DAY

                                         MAY 14-16 2010

 

                     MUSTER ON MAUMEE, FORT MEIGS OH

                                         JUNE 19-20, 2010

 

                              THUNDER OVER MICHIGAN

                                      TBD: JULY - AUGUST

 

                  CMP  JOHN C GARAND MATCH CAMP PERRY

                                  (MARKSMANSHIP TEAM)

                                          AUGUST 7, 2010

 

                     D-DAY CONNEAUT, CONNEAUT OHIO

                           (BATTALION MAX ATTENDANCE)

                                      AUGUST 20-21, 2010

 

                               WW2 DAYS, ROCKFORD IL

                                      AUGUST 22-26, 2010

 

                                CAMDEN OHIO TACTICAL

                                                    TBD

                                                    1ST PLATOON, 3RD SQUAD

                                                                  RESERVE

ASSIST SQUAD LEADER                                                              CPL BRANDON THARPE

RIFLEMAN                                                                                          PVT NATHAN DAVIS

RIFLEMAN                                                                                          PVT JOHN PITNER

RIFLEMAN                                                                                          PVT TONY WINEGARDTNER