Legacy_Of_James_Earl_Rudder

Legacy Of James Earl Rudder The Legacy of James Earl Rudder James Earl Rudder, soldier, land commissioner, and president of Texas A&M, was born on May 6, 1910, at Eden, Texas. He went to Texas A&M in 1930 and graduated in 1932 with a degree in industrial education. In 1933 Rudder worked as a football coach and teacher at Brady High School. He married Margaret E. Williamson on June 12, 1937, with whom he had five children. These sound like the characteristics of the traditional American man, don’t they' All of these are certainly descriptions of Mr. Rudder; however, the most memorable description would undoubtedly be as lieutenant colonel commander and trainer of the Second Ranger Battalion during World War II. It was this part of Rudder that established his name as one of America’s greatest leaders and war heroes. In a search for the perfect leader, few would make a list lacking his name, and when looking for a model for future leaders, who better than the man who successfully led the most important mission in World War II. The story, in short, happened as such: At approximately 4:30 a.m. on the morning of 6 June 1944 the Rangers set rudder, men, rangers, pointe, texas, ranger, lieutenant, hoc, du, colonel, battalion, mission, guns, german, firing, enemy, earned, earl, am, wounded, two, thinking, out, normandy, led, leadership, later, first, cliffs, beach, the, war, three, success, respect