The 75th Ranger Regiment Shoulder Sleeve Insignia-Military Operations In Hostile Conditions insignia, commonly called a unit patch, was originally approved on 26 July 1984 for the 75th Infantry Regiment. Following 75th Infantry Regiment’s consolidation with a half-dozen Ranger and Infantry Battalions and its reorganization and redesignation in early February, the patch was redesignated for the 75th Ranger Regiment on 14 February 1986.
But this was not the first patch ever worn by members of the 75th Ranger Regiment, which can trace its origins to mid-1942; approximately fifty Rangers were assigned to various British Commando units for the failed Dieppe Raid in August of that year, making the organization the first to have American troops see combat in the European Theater during World War II.
Eleven months after Dieppe, a shoulder patch consisting of a blue lozenge (diamond shape) with a yellow border and the inscription “RANGERS” in yellow block letters was approved on 26 July 1943 for wear by personnel in all Ranger Battalions. Interestingly, the design was submitted by Ranger personnel with no symbolism attached to its shape or design elements.
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