Alfred Maybach graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1937. He was killed in action while serving as a U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel during World War II.
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Alfred
Allen
Maybach
KIA (WWII)
1915-03-20
–
1944-11-12
Born:
Colon
,
Panama
Home:
Stillwater
,
Rhode Island
Buried:
St. Avold
,
France
Cemetery:
A.B.M.C. Lorraine
Awards Received
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Legion of Merit
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Silver Star
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Legion of Merit
Service:
United States ArmyRank:
Lieutenant Colonel (Infantry)Batallion:
51st Armored Infantry BattalionDivision:
4th Armored DivisionAction Date:
1944
United States Military Academy Register of Graduates(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant Colonel (Infantry) Alfred Allen Maybach (ASN: 0-20784), United States Army, was awarded the Legion of Merit (Posthumously) for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States as Commanding Officer, 51st Armored Infantry Battalion, 4th Armored Division, in 1944.
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Silver Star
Service:
United States ArmyRank:
Lieutenant Colonel (Infantry)Batallion:
51st Armored Infantry BattalionDivision:
4th Armored DivisionAction Date:
World War II
Headquarters, 4th Armored Division, General Orders No. 20 (1944)(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Lieutenant Colonel (Infantry) Alfred Allen Maybach (ASN: 0-20784), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving as Commanding Officer of the 51st Armored Infantry Battalion, 4th Armored Division, in action against the enemy in the European Theater of Operations, in 1944. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Lieutenant Colonel Maybach, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army.