▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁R anger ▁Company ▁was ▁formed ▁and ▁trained ▁extens ively ▁in ▁air bor ne ▁war fare . ▁Dep loy ed ▁to ▁South ▁Korea ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁the ▁company ▁quickly ▁adopted ▁the ▁mot to ▁of ▁" B uff alo ▁R angers " ▁and ▁worked ▁extens ively ▁as ▁a ▁sc out ing ▁force ▁for ▁the ▁U . S . ▁ 7 th ▁Infantry ▁Division . ▁In ▁this ▁role , ▁the ▁company ▁under to ok ▁several ▁major ▁operations ▁against ▁the ▁Chinese ▁People ' s ▁Vol unte er ▁Army , ▁including ▁Operation ▁Tom ah awk ▁in ▁early ▁ 1 9 5 1 . ▁ ▁Even ▁though ▁ra cial ▁politics ▁often ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁company ▁receiving ▁un tra ined ▁rep lac ements , ▁it ▁performed ▁well ▁in ▁many ▁small - scale ▁engag ements ▁during ▁this ▁time . ▁In ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 9 5 1 , ▁the ▁company ▁was ▁employed ▁along ▁the ▁front ▁line ▁as ▁an ▁advance ▁force ▁to ▁push ▁back ▁Chinese ▁attacks ▁as ▁the ▁front ▁lines ▁became ▁more ▁static . ▁The ▁company ▁was ▁highly ▁regarded ▁for ▁its ▁actions ▁capt uring ▁and ▁holding ▁Hill ▁ 5 8 1 ▁during ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁the ▁So y ang ▁River , ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁company ▁inf lic ted ▁hundreds ▁of ▁cas ual ties ▁on ▁the ▁Chinese ▁without ▁a ▁single ▁R anger ▁being ▁killed . ▁ ▁Dis band ed ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁along ▁with ▁all ▁the ▁other ▁R anger ▁companies , ▁the ▁unit ' s ▁soldiers ▁acc ru ed