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James Earl Rudder (May 6, 1910 – March 23, 1970) was a United States Army major general. As a lieutenant colonel, he commanded the historic Pointe du Hoc battle during the Invasion of Normandy. He also commanded the US troops at the Battle of the Hürtgen Forest, and led a series of delaying actions and ambushes during the Battle of the Bulge.
Jun 5, 2019 · On June 6, 1944 – 75 years ago – a young Lt. Col. named James Earl Rudder led a company of 225 Army Rangers on what seemed like an impossible task: scaling 90-foot vertical cliffs that were defended by German troops on the Normandy beaches.
Jun 6, 2023 · As Allied forces launched a campaign to liberate France from Nazi occupation, some 150,000 troops landed on the beaches at Normandy the morning of June 6, 1944. Among them was future Texas A&M University President James Earl Rudder, a lieutenant colonel at the time, who led his group of Army Rangers up the steep cliffs at Pointe du Hoc to ...
Jun 6, 2024 · His life, marked by heroic actions on D-Day and transformative work at Texas A&M, showcases his enduring leadership and courage. From storming cliffs to reforming a university, James Earl Rudder exemplified the qualities of a true hero, making history in every role he took on.
Jun 1, 1995 · James Earl Rudder, soldier, land commissioner, and president of Texas A&M, was born on May 6, 1910, at Eden, Texas, the son of Dee Forest and Annie (Powell) Rudder. He attended John Tarleton Agricultural College in 1928–29.
Jun 8, 2021 · On the morning of June 6, 1944, the 2nd Ranger Battalion, commanded by Lt. Col. James Earl Rudder, began its ascent of a sheer 100-foot precipice called Pointe du Hoc.
Jun 4, 2015 · James Earl Rudder (1910-70) developed his traits growing up poor in tiny Eden in central Texas.
Aug 27, 2013 · Maj. Gen. James Earl Rudder led troops into combat during World War II, reformed the state General Land Office and was the architect of the modern-day Texas A&M University. James Earl Rudder was born in Eden, 45 miles outside of San Angelo.
May 30, 2021 · Rudder, just 34-years old, and his elite soldiers faced the biggest—and most dangerous— challenge of their lives. The unit would have to make an amphibious assault, coming ashore on to the beach at the base of Pointe-du-Hoc while under heavy German machine-gun and cannon fire.
Called to active duty in 1941, Rudder took part in the D-Day landings as Commanding Officer of the United States Army’s 2nd Ranger Battalion. His U.S. Army Rangers stormed the beach at Pointe du Hoc, scaling 100-foot (30 meter) cliffs under enemy fire to reach and destroy German gun batteries.
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