World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Alexander Hawthorne 'Sandy' Hadden
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Cleveland, Ohio
Honored By
An Indebted American
DRAFTED IN 1943. SERVED AS AN INFANTRYMAN IN FRANCE AND GERMANY. CAPTURED BEHIND ENEMY LINES DURING THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE. LED FIVE MEN TO SAFETY AND RECEIVED A CERTIFICATE OF BRAVERY FROM THE U.S. MILITARY. FINISHED HIS TIME IN THE WAR IN BERLIN SERVING ON A DETAIL PROTECTING TRUMAN'S 'LITTLE WHITE HOUSE' DURING THE POTSDAM CONFERENCE. WAS ASSIGNED TO THE BERLIN PROVOST MARSHAL'S OFFICE. SERVED AS HEAD OF THE BERLIN TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AS A FIRST LIEUTENANT. RECEIVED SEVERAL FIELD PROMOTIONS DURING HIS SERVICE.