Biographies - Airborne Ranger in the Sky

MSG Aubrey Batts

Date of Death: 2016-04-25

MSG Aubrey M. Batts from , served with -

Serving his country first in the Reserves from 1956 - 1958 and then active duty from 1958-1978, with two tours in Vietnam as a school trained "Snake Eater"(44th Company (Ranger), 4th Student Battalion Class of 64) , Ranger Batts served with MACV and 101st Airborne Div. After Vietnam Ranger Batts served as a Ranger Instructor from 1972 until his retirement in 1978. In 1994 Ranger Batts was inducted into the Ranger Hall Of Fame.

SFC Marcus Muralles

Date of Death: 2005-06-08

SFC Marcus Vinicio Muralles from Louisiana , served with B Company 3rd Ranger Battalion -

SFC Marcus Muralles served most of his military career as a medic in 3/75, both in C Co and B Co. His deployments with the Regiment included combat jumps into both Afghanistan and Iraq. Marcus was KIA during the attempted rescue mission of a SEAL team on June 28, 2005 when he was serving as a Special Operations Flight Medic with the 160th SOAR.

SGT Nolan James Sheehan

Date of Death: 2019-01-17

SGT Nolan James Sheehan from WA, served with 2nd Ranger Battalion -

Our son. Our brother. Our friend. Nolan James Sheehan, 28, died on January 10, 2021 from Non-Covid complications with Type 1 diabetes. He was born on May 5, 1992 in Redmond, Washington. He was the fourth and youngest son of John J Sheehan, III and Cynthia Cruzen. His big brothers always considered him as their personal treasure.

SGT Kelly Prince

Date of Death: 2016-02-28

SGT Kelly Prince from , served with B Company 1st Ranger Battalion -
Kelly graduated from Bismarck School in 1979 and went on to join the U.S. Army where he became part of the 1/75th Ranger Battalion stationed at Hunter Army Air Field in Savannah, Georgia.Ranger Kelly jumped into Granada with the 1/75 during Operation Urgent Fury in OCT 1983, for which he was awarded the Combat Infantry Badge.