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Military.com | Bills would award Congressional Gold Medal to Army Rangers of WWII
Bills have been introduced in the House and Senate to award the Army Rangers of World War II the medal, the highest civilian award bestowed by the United States, along with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Retired Maj. Gen. John Raaen, 97, said in an interview Friday that the award, if approved, would come as a "final act of recognition" for the service of Rangers in all theaters of World War II, including the legendary "Boys of Pointe du Hoc."
According to Raaen and former Army Capt. Ron Hudnell, whose father, James B. Hudnell, was a Ranger private first class at D-Day, there are about 41 Ranger survivors of World War II remaining from more than 7,000 who served. |
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