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Altieri served as President of the WWII Ranger Battalions Association (RBA) and spoke at formal functions perpetuating the history and successes of Rangers and enriching the moral of each Ranger in attendance.
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Aug 1, 2020 · James J. Altieri was born in Philadelphia, PA on March 4, 1920 and passed away on April 18, 2008 in Newport Beach, CA. A former steelworker at Lukens Steel Company near Philadelphia, he enlisted on October 8, 1941 and joined the 68th Field Artillery of the First Armored Division.
James J. Altieri was born on 4 March 1920 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a writer, known for Darby's Rangers (1958), This Is Your Army (1954) and Force of Arms (1951). He died on 18 April 2008 in Newport Beach, California, USA.
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James J. Altieri was president of the WWII Rangers Remembrance Society and a member of the U.S. Army Ranger Hall of Fame. He was a technical advisor on films and authored Darby s Rangers.
Darby's Rangers (released in the UK as The Young Invaders) is a 1958 American war film starring James Garner as William Orlando Darby, who organizes and leads the first units of United States Army Rangers during World War II.
A Ranger company was manned with between sixty-three and sixty-seven men, far less than the standard infantry company of 1943 that contained 193 infantrymen. 11 With the expansion, the veteran leadership and experience from two companies was spread through the six in each battalion.
Jan 13, 2017 · The Spearheaders: A Personal History of Darby’s Rangers by James J. Altieri depicts the exceptional soldiers, tough training, and the attrition of sustained combat operations by Maj....
