Colonel James Earl Rudder

GPTKB entity

Properties (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Military officer
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Cross
Bronze Star Medal
Silver Star
gptkbp:birthDate 1910-05-06
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Gonzales,_Texas,_USA
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Texas_State_Cemetery
gptkbp:children gptkb:James_Earl_Rudder_Jr.
Evelyn_Rudder
gptkbp:deathDate 1970-03-23
gptkbp:education gptkb:Texas_A&M_University
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Colonel James Earl Rudder
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Ranger_School
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:George_C._Marshall
gptkbp:knownFor Leadership_during_World_War_II
gptkbp:militaryRank 2nd Ranger Battalion
gptkbp:militaryService 1941-1945
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Ranger_Rudder
gptkbp:notableOperations D-Day landings
gptkbp:postRetirementCareer President_of_Texas_A&M_University
gptkbp:rank Colonel
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:significantEvent gptkb:Normandy_Invasion
gptkb:Cold_War
gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkb:Operation_Torch
gptkb:Liberation_of_France
Battle of the Bulge
Battle of Anzio
Operation Overlord
Battle of Salerno
Invasion of Italy
Leadership in education
Operation Husky
Community service initiatives
Higher education reform
Public speaking engagements
Military training programs
Veteran affairs advocacy
Leadership development initiatives
Post-war military service
Military history contributions
Battle of Pointe du Hoc
Ranger training program establishment
Texas_A&M_University_expansion
gptkbp:spouse Evelyn_Rudder