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United States. Army. Composite Unit (Provisional), 5307th

LC control no.n 82105452
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Corporate name headingUnited States. Army. Composite Unit (Provisional), 5307th
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Variant(s)United States. Army. 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional)
Merrill's Marauders
Maraudeurs de Merrill
See alsoUnited States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 475th
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Found inU.S. War Dept. General Staff. Merrill's Marauders (February-May 1944) ... 1945.
Lauret, J.-C. Forces speĢciales en Birmanie, 1944, c1986: t.p. (Maraudeurs de Merrill)
Marsmen in Burma, 1946: p. 29 (the 475th Infantry Regiment was directed to get its personnel from the 5307th Composite Unit (Marauders))
US Army Center for Military History website, July 20, 2011: 75th Ranger Regiment page (Organized Oct. 3, 1943 in the Army of the United States in the Chinese-Burma-India Theater of Operations as the 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional); consolidated Aug. 10, 1944 with the 475th Infantry Regiment and the consolidated unit designated as the 475th Infantry Regiment; redesignated June 21, 1954 as the 75th Infantry Regiment and allotted to the Regular Army; reorganized as the 75th Infantry under the Combat Arms Regimental System (CARS); consolidated Feb. 3, 1986 with the former 1st Ranger Infantry Battalion, 2nd Infantry Battalion, and 3d, 4th, 5th, and 6th Ranger Infantry Battalion and consolidated unit redesignated as the 75th Ranger Regiment)