Ranney was one of the 140 original Toccoa men of Easy Company. He was sent to Toccoa, Georgia and was assigned to Easy Company led by Captain Herbert Sobel. Ranney enlisted and volunteered for paratroopers. Ranney attended the University of North Dakota before the Attack on Pearl Harbour took place. Ranney was born in Kensal, North Dakota to Russell and Lucy Ranney as their only child. Ranney's life story was featured in the 2010 book A Company of Heroes: Personal Memories about the Real Band of Brothers and the Legacy They Left Us. Ranney was portrayed in the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers by Stephen Graham. 'Mike' Ranney (NovemSeptember 22, 1988) was a non-commissioned officer with Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, in the 101st Airborne Division of the United States Army during World War II. Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
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