Desk Clock with Merrill's Marauders insignia designation RANGER-& LRRP (Long Range Recon Patrol)
The main insignia is that of the famed Merrills Marauders The Unit was officially designated as the "5307th Composite Unit (Provisional)" Code Name: "GALAHAD", later it became popularly known as "MERRILL'S MARAUDERS" named after its leader, Brigadier General Frank Merrill.
Formed into six combat teams (400 per team),color-coded Red, White, Blue, Green, Orange and Khaki, two teams to a Battalion, the rest formed the H.Q. and Air Transport Commands.
The 5307th Composite Unit was a provisional unit and as such the US Army did not give it Unit Colors, a shoulder patch, or any other form of Identity, that the 5307th could call its own. It was the newspapers that gave the 5307th the name "Merrill's Marauders". The patch was designed and adopted by the Marauders. The design although never "official" is the patch that every Marauder will tell you is the symbol of who they are. The symbolism of the insignia is as follows:
* The Sun: From the Chinese National Flag for the
unit's close cooperation with Chinese forces in Burma.
* The Star: Represents the "Star of Burma" for the
Marauders area of operations.
* The Lightning Bolt: Stands for the speed and force
that the Marauders struck the enemy.
The LRRP stands for Long Range Recon Patrol, which was a primary Ranger duty in the Vietnam War.
The clock is non-functional for want of a battery.
This was in a lot of odds and ends from the US Army Ranger Museum.
It is likely that it was either presented to the museum, or acquired by the museum to present as a gift.
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