World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Jack Gilden
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Fort Worth, Texas
Honored By
A Grateful American
He served as a Technician Fourth Grade in WWII with the 100th Infantry Division (Century Division), 398th Infantry Regiment, Second Battalion, Company G, in the European Theater of Operations. Wounded in Action, he was awarded the Purple Heart.