{"id":71349,"date":"2022-09-14T18:52:44","date_gmt":"2022-09-14T18:52:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2022\/09\/14\/legendary-army-ranger-who-fought-in-three-wars-dies-at-97\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T14:53:27","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T14:53:27","slug":"legendary-army-ranger-who-fought-in-three-wars-dies-at-97","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/2022\/09\/14\/legendary-army-ranger-who-fought-in-three-wars-dies-at-97\/","title":{"rendered":"Legendary Army Ranger, who fought in three wars, dies at 97"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The soldier for whom the Army\u2019s Best Ranger Competition is named <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ausa.org\/news\/legendary-ranger-veteran-3-wars-dies\" target=\"_blank\">passed away Sept. 11<\/a> at age 97.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Retired Lt. Gen. David E. Grange, Jr. served in World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. He enlisted in 1943 and commissioned in 1950 after attending Officer Candidate School.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dmva.pa.gov\/Documents\/DMVA-Hall-of-Fame\/David%20E.%20Grange,%20Jr.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">During World War II<\/a>, Grange served as a paratrooper with the 517th Parachute Infantry Regiment. He played a role in the Rome-Arno, Southern France, Rhineland, Ardennes, and Central Europe campaigns. When the war ended, he was assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division before going to OCS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Upon commission as a 2nd lieutenant, Grange was sent to Korea as a rifle platoon leader with the 187th Airborne Infantry Regiment. After Korea, he was a Ranger instructor and served as an Army staff officer, according to the Association of the U.S. Army.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 1963, he entered his third war as an adviser in Vietnam on his first of three tours to the country. Grange\u2019s second and third tours were spent with the 506th Infantry Regiment and 101st Airborne Division, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dmva.pa.gov\/Documents\/DMVA-Hall-of-Fame\/David%20E.%20Grange,%20Jr.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">respectively<\/a>. His last post was as commanding general of the Sixth U.S. Army.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He retired in 1984 with 41 years of service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Grange is highly decorated, with awards including the \u201cDefense Distinguished Service Medal; Army Distinguished Service Medal; Silver Star with two Oak Leaf Clusters; Legion of Merit with one Oak Leaf Cluster; Distinguished Flying Cross; Soldier\u2019s Medal; 28 awards of the Air Medal with V; Bronze Star Medal with V and four Oak Leaf Clusters; Joint Service Commendation Medal with V; United States Army Commendation Medal with V and four Oak Leaf Clusters; Air Force Commendation Medal; and the Purple Heart,\u201d reads the <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20110615121728\/http:\/\/www.506infantry.org\/his2id\/hiskoreaarticle11.html\">506th Infantry\u2019s unit history<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFrance has awarded him the Legion of Honor in the degree of Officer,\u201d the history adds. \u201cKorea has awarded General Grange the Wharang Medal with Gold Star, the Kuksun Medal and the Cheonsu Medal. Vietnam awarded him the Gallantry Cross with two palms and Silver Star, and the Military Honor Medal, First Class.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 1984, the \u201cLTG David E. 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