World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Alfred E. Gledhill
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Macon, Georgia
Honored By
A Grateful Dutchman
STAFF SERGEANT, 406TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, COMPANY G. KILLED IN ACTION IN GERMANY ON DECEMBER 2, 1944 NEAR LINNICH, RUHR RIVER. SILVER STAR: HE REMAINED IN AN EXPOSED POSITION DURING A LOCAL WITHDRAWAL TO PROTECT HIS WOUNDED COMRADES WHO WERE EVACUATED. LATER KILLED IN ACTION. PURPLE HEART. BURIED IN THE NETHERLANDS.