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. General Rudder also at various times served as Texas Land Commissioner, the 16th president of Texas A&M University, third president of the Texas A&M University System, mayor of Brady, Texas, and a high school and college teacher and coach.
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6 May 1910 Eden, Texas
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Died |
23 March 1970 (aged 59) Houston, Texas
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Zodiac | Taurus |
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