| Dean Ransom | |
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| Status: | Deceased |
| Date of death: | 1944 |
| Nationality: |  American
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| Affiliation: | United States Army |
| Profession: | United States Army: Lieutenant |
| Marital status: | Married |
| Children: | 1 daughter |
| Played by: | Tom Sizemore |
Lieutenant Dean Ransom (d. December 1944) was an officer, later demoted to a cook, in the United States Army.
Biography[]
Some time before World War II, Ransom had married his high-school sweetheart. The marriage appeared to be a happy one.
As a Lieutenant, Dean Ransom commanded a whole US Army company on D-Day, leading his units through Omaha Beach. However, on his next mission to secure bridge in Saint-Lô, he allegedly lost fifty-six men under his command in a matter of fifteen minutes. In truth, Ransom had caused a devastating incident of friendly fire. Ordered to take out an machinegun nest, but finding himself pinned by the entrenched enemy, Ransom called in an artillery strike, unaware that a platoon of US Army Rangers were flanking the same objective. The artillery hit took out the entire platoon, numbering at fifty-six men.
Following the incident, Ransom was demoted and assigned to work as a cook, a job he was allegedly very good at.
Death[]
Ransom was killed in Haigerloch, Germany, while defending Dr. Luca Gruenewald, a German nuclear scientist defecting to the Allied side.
Gallery[]
Behind the Scenes[]
In Company of Heroes, Ransom is played by Tom Sizemore.
Appearances[]
- Company of Heroes (film) (First appearance)