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Fred
Winchester
Sladen
Jr.
1906-03-13

–

1980-01-10

Born:

Vancouver Barracks

, 

Washington

Home:

Stanton

, 

Virginia

Buried: 

West Point

, 

New York

Cemetery:

U.S. Military Academy Post Cemetery

Fred Sladen graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1929. His father was Major General Fred W. Sladen, USMA Class of 1890, who served as Commandant of Cadets and Superintendent of the United States Military Academy. His paternal grandfather, Major Joseph A. Sladen, earned the Congressional Medal of Honor for action in the Civil War. Fred Sladen retired in 1959 as a U.S. Army Brigadier General.

Awards Received

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Infantry)

    Division:

    36th Infantry Division

    Action Date:

    1944
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Infantry) Fred Winchester Sladen, Jr., United States Army, was awarded the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States as G-3, 36th Infantry Division, in 1944.

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Lieutenant Colonel (Infantry)

    Batallion:

    1st Battalion

    Regiment:

    30th Infantry Regiment

    Division:

    3d Infantry Division

    Action Date:

    July 1943
    Headquarters, 34th Infantry Division, General Orders No. 51 (1943)

    (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) Fred Winchester Sladen, Jr., United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving as Commanding Officer of the 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 3d Infantry Division, in action against the enemy in Sicily, in July 1943. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Lieutenant Colonel Sladen, 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.