NEW BOOK: The Lost Ranger: A Soldier's Story (5th Ranger Infantry Battalion)

[Ohiowolverine]

The U.S. Army Ranger Creed states: “I will never leave a fallen comrade to fall into the hands of the enemy.” What if the enemy is time? Staff Sergeant (S/Sgt) Herbert Hull was in the 5th Ranger Infantry Battalion in World War II. He was wounded in France in 1944, and then he was physically lost to the unit with whom he had spilled blood in battle. He was lost administratively to the official records of the unit compiled through the war and beyond. He then tragically died as a young father of four and police officer ten years after the war. When he died, all detailed knowledge of his service died with him. He was lost to history for nearly seventy years, he became a lost Ranger. Take a journey to rediscover this lost veteran and learn about one of the most elite units of World War II.

The Lost Ranger: A Soldier’s Story goes beyond this single veteran. It is also about the infantry training required as a member of the 35th Infantry Division and how men became Rangers in the 5th Ranger Infantry Battalion during World War II. It is a story of valor and fortitude. It is a complete analysis of the history of the battalion from 1943 until September 1944. This is the story of S/Sgt Hull’s service. He survived the bloody June 6, 1944 D-Day invasion on Omaha Beach. He was wounded by a landmine while assaulting a fort at Brest, France on September 2, 1944. The fighting was so severe that seventy-five percent of the unit became casualties where the collective memory of the unit was decimated. After lying on the battlefield for hours he was found by his fellow Rangers only to become lost.

After exhaustive research, collaboration with historians and authors in the United States and Europe, and through interviews with Ranger veterans and their families, this story details this specialized unit, where they went, what they did, and why they did it. This tells the story of one final mission for several of the remaining veterans of the 5th Ranger Infantry Battalion to “not leave a fallen comrade behind”. More importantly, it examines how S/Sgt Hull was restored to history and brought home to a family who never really knew him. “Rangers Lead the Way!”

 

Information regarding the book may be found at:

 

http://nmehlojr.wix.com/the-lost-ranger

 

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23261656-the-lost-ranger

 

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=mehlo&sprefix=mehlo%2Caps

 

https://www.createspace.com/4813488

 

http://www.nationalrgrassociation.com/news/

 

 

The Lost Ranger 1-pager.pdf

 

[Government Issue]

Excellent book. I'll be ordering a copy today!

[Ohiowolverine]

Thanks! If you enjoy the book, please share it and your experience reading it with others!

 

Noel

[Ohiowolverine]

The Kindle version of The Lost Ranger: A Soldier's Story is available for free through Amazon until May 18, 2015.