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Gillem, Alvan Cullom (Jr.)

    Date of birth:
    August 8th, 1888 (Nashville/Tennessee, United States)
    Date of death:
    February 13th, 1973 (Atlanta/Georgia, Verenigde Staten)
    Buried on:
    Arlington National Cemetery
    Plot: 6. Grave: 9547-A-1.
    Nationality:
    American (1776 - present, Republic)

    Biography

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    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    Major General
    Unit:
    Commanding General, XIII Corps, Ninth Army, U.S. Army
    Awarded on:
    September 21st, 1945

    Royal decree no.31
    Gives name as A.G.Gillem jr.
    Grootofficier in de Orde van Oranje Nassau (ON.2)
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    Major General
    Unit:
    Commanding General, XIII Corps, Ninth Army, U.S. Army
    Awarded on:
    1947

    War Department, General Orders No. 48
    Distinguished Service Medal - Army (DSM)
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    Lieutenant General
    Unit:
    Board for Utilization of Negro Manpower, U.S. Department of War, U.S. Government
    Awarded on:
    June 10th, 1947
    "For exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility from 7 February 1946 to 1 April 1947. The singularly distinctive accomplishments of General Gillem reflect the highest credit upon himself and the United States Army."

    War Department, General Orders No. 52 (Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
    Distinguished Service Medal - Army (DSM)

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