2nd Ranger Battalion
Easy Company
Living History And Reenacting Group
ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE 2ND RANGER BATTALION PREPARING FOR THE D DAY LANDINGS
Company A of the 2nd Ranger Batallion
Rangers in England prior to the D-Day Landings, if you look carefully you can notice the orange and blue diamond patches on some of the soldiers.
Another photo of Rangers preparing for the Normandy Landings
Rangers before D-Day
Coffee break, note the OD7 assault vests being worn by the two rangers on the right. A ranger diamond patch can be seen on the shoulder of the officer on the right
LT Col James Earl Rudder , commander of Ranger Force 2nd and 5th Ranger Battalions
Rangers preparing to board an LCA
Col Rudder ( extreme right) leads the Battalion on a road march near Weymouth, England.
LT James W Eikner, Communications Officer for 2nd Ranger Assault Force on D-Day
2nd Battalion Rangers assemble after the battle.
A resupply DUKW at the base of Pointe Du Hoc at some point after the Invasion
WWII Ranger Monument in Weymouth England
WWII Ranger Monument in Weymouth England
WWII Ranger Monument in Weymouth England
WWII Ranger Monument in Weymouth England
Rangers moving supplies and crew served weapons along the cliff face
Rangers moving around near the top of Pointe Du Hoc. Note the NCO stripe and diamond painted on the helmet of the soldier (possibly a medic) near the right lower corner of the Photo.
Col Rudder on the Pointe
Army Rangers at Pointe du Hoc, 6 June 1944
Army Rangers resting in the Pointe du Hoc area of Omaha Beach, 6 June 1944
Plan for Assault at Pointe du Hoc 2nd Ranger Battalion
Rangers near an aid station set up on the cliffs.Man with bandaged head in right corner is Col Trevor, a British Commando , who accompanied the Rangers on the assault.
Members of 2nd and 5th ranger battalions attend services held by the Ranger Chaplain somewhere in Norman
Oct. Belgium Lt. Gen William Simpson, right, commanding general, 9th US Army, pins the Bronze Star on Lt Col James E Rudder, left, commanding officer of a ranger unit, somewhere in Belgium. Col Rudder received the award for bravery in action.
10 Oct. Belgium Lt Gen William H Simpson, commanding general, 9th US Army, addresses members of a ranger unit after presenting them awards won on the field of battle, somewhere in Belgium. He congratulated them on their gallantry and bravery in action on, and since “D” day.
Lt Gen William H Simpson, left, commanding general, 9th US Army, pins the awards to enlisted men of a ranger unit somewhere in Belgium, who have distinguished themselves on the field of battle
Rare action photo taken on June 6th clearly shows an american soldier advancing on one of the casemates at Pointe du Hoc.
The same casemate as it appears today
Harold Plank, Headquarters Company 2nd Ranger Battalion, recounts his D-Day experiences with members of our unit. These 2 Photos were taken at the World War 2 Weekend Airshow and Living History Event in Reading Pennsylvania in June 2005. Mr Plank landed at Pointe Du Hoc and was in the same Landing Craft as Lt Col James Rudder.
Surrounded by members of our unit gathered around our unit sign
Len Lomell, D Company 2nd Ranger Battalion, takes a moment to pose with one of our members at the WW2 weekend in 2007.
Mr Lomell is standing along side Col. Robert W Black, the author of several outstanding books including
Photos taken last summer as guests at the New Jersey home of Len Lomell
A Veteran of the Second Ranger Battalion...Pointe du Hoc, June 6, 1944. (He'd just been presented with a reproduction of his jacket, worn on D-Day, by members of a
Original Color Photos of the 2nd Ranger Battalion and the 1st Infantry Division loading up in Southern England prior the the Invasion of France

My thanks to Lillian F. who sent us these two links and the web address to her excellent French WWII website.  Merci beaucoup to our amis in France!

Each link contains approximately 20 photos.

Photos 1

Photos 2

French WWII Website
Original Photos form the First Annual Ranger Reunion August 1949
Photos provided by Len Lomell and Mike Szymanski
Ranger Reunion
Ranger Reunion 2
Ranger Reunion 3
Ranger Reunion 4
Ranger Certificate
Booklet from the 1987 Ranger Battalion reunion in San Diego.