World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Malcolm Alligood
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Meigs, Georgia
Honored By
Malcolm Alligood
INDUCTED MARCH 1943; SEPARATED OCTOBER 1945. SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER. ASSIGNED TO THE 460TH AMPHIBIOUS TRUCK COMPANY TRANSPORTING FOOD AND AMMUNITION TO THE TROOPS AS THEY ADVANCED TO THE FRONT LINES. PARTICIPATED IN RHINELAND, NORMANDY, CENTRAL EUROPEAN, NORTHERN FRANCE CAMPAIGNS AND THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE. RECEIVED DISTINGUISHED UNIT BADGE, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, 5 BRONZE STARS AND ONE SILVER STAR.