In the end, Rudder's Rangers had suffered 70 percent casualties and held off five German counterattacks. Rudder was awarded the [[Distinguished Service Cross]] for his service at Point du Hoc and went on to command the 109th Infantry Regiment later in the war. | In the end, Rudder's Rangers had suffered 70 percent casualties and held off five German counterattacks. Rudder was awarded the [[Distinguished Service Cross]] for his service at Point du Hoc and went on to command the 109th Infantry Regiment later in the war. |