James Ruddell graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1916. He retired as a U.S. Army Colonel.

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James Ruddell graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1916. He retired as a U.S. Army Colonel.


(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel James Cornelius Ruddell, United States Army, was awarded the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States as a member of the Army-Navy Personnel Board from 1944 to 1946.