Lead The Way, Rangers

INDEX

Chapter	Title	Period	Page
	INTRODUCTION		3
I	IN MEMORIUM	D-Day to V-E Day	5
II	ACTIVATION AND TRAINING	1 Sept 43 to 7 Jan 44	10
III	OVERSEAS TRAINING	7 Jan 44 to 5 June 44	12
IV	D-DAY OPERATIONS	6 June 44 to 10 June 44	20
V	RESPITE	11 June 44 to 28 Aug 44	28
VI	BREST	29 Aug 44 to 20 Sept 44	31
VII	BELGIUM	21 Sept 44 to 7 Nov 44	42
VIII	DIESEN TO LUDWEILER	1 Dec 44 to 24 Dec 44	47
IX	ST. AVOLD TO WEITEN	28 Dec 44 to 23 Feb 45	54
X	"ON THE GO AGAIN" By Lt. Raymond Herlihy	23 Feb 45 to 5 Mar 45	59
XI	MISSION OF GOVERNMENT	6 Mar 45 20 Apr 45	71
XII	THE LAST MISSION	21 Apr 45 to V-E Day	73
XIII	? ? ? ? ?	6 June 1945	76

ILLUSTRATIONS AND INSERTS
RANGER CHAPLAIN LACY			Front
"LEAD THE WAY, RANGERS" Drawn By James R. Stevenson			1
EXTRACTS FROM ACTIVATION ORDERS			2
LETTER OF APPRECIATION TO BRITISH NAVAL FORCE			14-15
SKETCH OF D-DAY OPERATIONS			16-17
SKETCH OF D-DAY LANDINGS			18-19
UNIT CITATION			26
MAP OF BREST OPERATIONS			29-30
COMMENDATION BY 29TH INFANTRY DIVISION			39
COMMENDATION BY VIII CORPS			40
EXPECTED CLUSTER TO UNIT CITATION			41
BELGIAN SPORTS POSTER			46
BELGIAN FLAG PRESENTED TO RANGERS			45
APPRECIATION OF SERVICES - COLONEL FICKETT			52
SKETCH OF IRSCH-ZERF OPERATIONS			58
ANNIVERSARY LETTER TO BATTALION BY LT. COL. SULLIVAN			74-75