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GLADDING, Edward Thompson - Date of
birth
23 December 1923 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut -
Hometown
Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31311941 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
Medical Detachment,
115th Infantry Regiment,
29th Infantry Division
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Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
8 December 1944 - Place of
death
West bank of the Rur River at Jülich, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| I | 1 | 17 |
Immediate family
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Members
Edward L. Gladding (father)
Agnes T. Gladding (mother)
More information
Pvt Edward Gladding attended St. John's Academy.He in Hartford, Connecticut on 25 January 1943 and was sent overseas in May 1943. He participated in the D-Day invasion.
He was posthumously awarded the Silver Star Medal for gallantry in action against the enemy at Keslar on the date of his death. The citation cited: Pvt Gladding notes a seriously wounded infantryman lying in an open field which was being subjected to an intense enemy artillery barrage. Disregarding his own personal safety, Pvt Gladding, amidst continuous shelling, crawled to the wounded man and administered first aid treatment. While this valiant soldier was carrying the wounded man to a place of safety both were mortally wounded by another artillery barrage. The outstanding courage and unselfish devotion to duty displayed by Pvt Gladding, while trying to save the life of a wounded comrade, reflect great credit upon himself and the military service.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census, www.newspapers.com - Hartford Courant, www.fold3.com - WWII Draft Card
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.newspapers.com - Hartford Courant