| LC control no. | no 98089833 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Rudder, James Earl, 1910-1970 |
| Variant(s) | Rudder, Earl, 1910-1970 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Located | Brady (Tex.) |
| Birth date | 1910-05-06 |
| Death date | 1970-03-23 |
| Place of birth | Concho County (Tex.) |
| Place of death | Houston (Tex.) |
| Field of activity | World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--France--Normandy Hürtgen Forest, Battle of, Germany, 1944 Ardennes, Battle of the, 1944-1945 |
| Affiliation | Tarleton State College United States. Army. Ranger Battalion, 2nd Texas. General Land Office Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas Texas A & M University Texas A & M University System |
| Profession or occupation | Generals Mayors College presidents |
| Found in | Rudder's Rangers, 1994: p. x (Lt.Col. James Earl Rudder) TxCM files: (James Earl Rudder; Earl Rudder; b. 1910; d. 1970; commander of U.S. Army, 2nd Ranger Battalion (Rudder's Rangers) in WWII; Commissioner, Texas General Land Office; president of Texas A&M University 1959-1970) Wikipedia, viewed September 13, 2024: James Earl Rudder (James Earl Rudder (May 6, 1910, Eden, Texas - March 23, 1970, Houston, Texas) was a United States Army major general. As a lieutenant colonel, he commanded Pointe du Hoc battle during Invasion of Normandy. Commanded US troops at Battle of the Hürtgen Forest, and led a series of delaying actions and ambushes during Battle of the Bulge. Texas Land Commissioner, 16th president of Texas A&M University, 3rd president of Texas A&M University System, mayor of Brady, Texas, and a high school and college teacher and coach. After attending John Tarleton Agricultural College and graduating from Texas A&M in 1932 with degree in industrial education) |
| Associated language | eng |
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