Francis “Butch” Roy Franscoviak passed away on Saturday, May 18, 2024. He was born to Bernard and Maxine (Johnson) Franscoviak in Rensselaer, IN, on January 12th, 1946. Fran was a 1964 graduate of Medaryville High School. Butch served in the U.S. Army from November 17th, 1965, to November 3rd, 1967. During his Vietnam service of thirteen months as an Army…
Reunion hosted by John Vandenburg in Cortland, NY. John states that this is a 3rd Brigade reunion that all Rangers and Lrrps of 4th Division are invited to attend. Dates: July 25-28, 2024. Hotel: Hometown Suites, 2 Rivers St. Cortland, NY. 13045. Phone:607-756-4431. (75th Ranger Reunion is the name for the block of rooms). Room Rate: $119.00 + Tax. Cut…
Lee Royl Bienz May 17, 1946 — April 22, 2024 Opal, WY Lee Royal Bienz, age 77, passed away on April 22, 2024 at his home in Opal, WY. He was born on May 17, 1946 in Springport, Michigan, the son of Robert Royal and Marilyn Earle (Wortman) Bienz. Lee spent most of his childhood in Averill, Michigan. Lee served…
March 1, 2024, Victor Clifford Dalton, a man of faith and valor, departed from this world, leaving behind a legacy of dedication, generosity, and contagious laughter. Born on May 8, 1948, in Cartersville, Georgia, Victor was a beacon of strength, resilience, and compassion. His adventurous spirit was evident from a young age, as he lettered in track at O’Keefe High…
Memories from Jerome Spelhaug: When I think of Irvin a few events come to mind. Like the time he was followed by two NVA soldiers, so he went off trail and set a Claymore, blew it, and later said that he had missed. We could never figure out how you could miss with a Claymore. Then there was the time…
The 75th Ranger Regiment Association proudly presents our New Year, New Rifle fundraiser! Start 2024 off with a bang and enter for your chance to win one of these two new rifles. Each rifle will have its own drawing selection held by random choice through the Chance2Win platform on January 01, 2024 at 3:00 pm (EST) so don’t wait! Click…
Everything you need to know about this year’s Company reunion! Jack Werner along with Tom Schadegg have graciously agreed to host and be the boots on the ground for the reunion next year in Oklahoma City. The dates have been set for Thursday April 11th, 2024 to Saturday April 13th, 2024 (departing on Sunday) and will be held at the…
The national reunion was recently held at Joint Base McChord Lewis (JBML) in Olympia – we knew it as Fort Lewis. It was hosted by the 2nd Battalion who for the most part rolled out the red carpet for us. The reunion attendance was low but K Company, once again had the largest turnout except for the modern day 2nd…
Our records indicate that there are 44 LRRP/Rangers from our unit who died after their service, but we do not currently have enough information to create a “Taps” page for them. We would like to honor and remember all of our brothers. If you have any information like an Obituary, picture or something that you could add that might be…
The 4th Division LRRPs have a chapter in the National 4th Infantry Division Association. We started our LRRP chapter years ago in an effort to find other LRRPs through the 4th Infantry Division therefore we maintain a small presence in that association. Please take a moment to view their website https://www.4thinfantry.org/ and consider joining or renewing your membership. Dues are…