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1. www.normandy.secondworldwar.nl › pointeduhocPointe du Hoc - SecondWorldWar.nl

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   One of the men that landed with Colonel Rudder at the bottom of the cliffs at Pointe du hoc was Frank South. Much has already been written about the heroic fight of the Rangers at Pointe du hoc. Here the story of one of the medics of the second battalion is presented. South was a medic in HQ company. For D-day the Rangers had been taken from their usual companies and placed over the various ...

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2. www.washingtonpost.com › history › 2019/06/05Reagan's D-Day speech about 'the boys of Pointe du Hoc ...

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   Jun 5, 2019 · President Ronald Reagan delivers a speech to veterans of the 2nd Ranger Battalion in Pointe du Hoc, France, on June 6, 1984. This was the site of the Normandy invasion during World War II. (Ron ...

3. www.pbs.org › video › d-day-at-pointe-du-hoc-hl7n4jD-Day at Pointe-Du-Hoc - PBS

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   May 7, 2019 · D-DAY AT POINTE-DU-HOC tells the remarkable story of the U.S. Army’s 2nd Ranger battalion. Led by Lt. Col. James Earl Rudder, the soldiers scaled the 100-foot cliffs of Pointe-du-Hoc in Normandy ...

4. www.abmc.gov › multimedia › videosStories of Pointe du Hoc - American Battle Monuments Commission

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   Stories of Pointe du Hoc. On June 6, 1944 U.S. Army Rangers climbed the 100 ft. cliffs of Pointe du Hoc, destroyed a critical German battery and took control of the coastal highway, playing a crucial role in the Allied success of D-Day. Hear these Rangers recount their memories from that fateful day, and remember their comrades that perished.

5. www.thehistoryreader.com › military-history › frankFrank Hamer and the Texas Bandit War of 1915 - The History Reader

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   Just after Frank Hamer rejoined the Rangers, the Plan of San Diego suddenly took on new life. It came to be known as the Bandit War. In early July a band of rebels, or sediciosos (seditionists), led by Luis de la Rosa, appeared wraithlike from the rugged brush country north of Brownsville.

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6. www.legacy.com › frank-south-obituaryFrank South Obituary (2013) - Newark, DE - The News Journal

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   Mar 6, 2013 · Frank Edwin South Jr., age 88, of Newark, DE, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, March 4, 2013. Dr. South proudly served during World War II as a Ranger with the 2nd Battalion...

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   What happened after Frank Hamer joined the Rangers?

   • Just after Frank Hamer rejoined the Rangers, the Plan of San Diego suddenly took on new life. It came to be known as the Bandit War. In early July a band of rebels, or sediciosos (seditionists), led by Luis de la Rosa, appeared wraithlike from the rugged brush country north of Brownsville.

   Frank Hamer and the Texas Bandit War of 1915

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   Why did Frank Hamer become a Ranger Captain?

   • Political connections got him appointment as a Ranger captain in 1911. Frank Hamer was active and energetic but seriously deficient in leadership. Captain Fox’s biggest problem came in the form of a notorious revolutionary leader, robber, and smuggler named Francisco “Chico” Cano.

   Frank Hamer and the Texas Bandit War of 1915

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   What did the Rangers learn from Captain Ransom?

   • The Rangers returned to the ranch house, where they were both embarrassed and chagrined to learn how narrowly they had missed the marauders. The loudmouthed Captain Ransom began to lecture the defenders on how they should have conducted the battle.

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   Why did the Rangers yell at Tom Tate?

   • An hour later, Frank Hamer and the rest of the Rangers, oblivious to the battle, returned to Norias. The defenders first thought the approach- ing horsemen were raiders, until Lauro Cavazos recognized Tom Tate’s voice. They yelled at the Rangers to “fall off ” their horses “as Mexicans had the house surrounded.”

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8. www.75thrangers.com › 026Earned, Not Issued -- The Ranger Black Beret

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   Ranger Frank South, Veteran of 2nd Ranger Battalion, World War II. Dear Senator Roth: As a member of the 2nd Ranger Bn. of W.W.II, I was shocked, as were my fellow veterans, to learn that the distinctive Black Beret of the Army Rangers was to become standard issue to all army units next year by order of one Gen. Shinseki.