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Alfred
Maximilian
Gruenther
March 3, 1899

–

May 30, 1983

Cemetery:

Arlington National Cemetery

Alfred Gruenther graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1919. He retired as a U.S. Army General in 1956.

Awards Received

  • Army Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Major General

    Action Date:

    1945
    War Department, General Orders No. 67 (1945)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Major General Alfred Maximilian Gruenther (ASN: 0-12242), United States Army, was awarded a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Second Award of the Army Distinguished Service Medal for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility.

  • Army Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    General

    Action Date:

    December 10, 1950 – December 31, 1956
    Department of the Army, General Orders No. 6 (February 4, 1957)

    The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting a Second Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Third Award of the Army Distinguished Service Medal to General Alfred Maximilian Gruenther (ASN: 0-12242), United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility culminating as Supreme Commander NATO Europe, from 10 December 1950 to 31 December 1956.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Major General

    Division:

    3d Army

    Action Date:

    1941 – 1942
    Unites States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Major General Alfred Maximilian Gruenther (ASN: 0-12242), 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 Chief of Staff, THIRD Army, from 1941 to 1942.

  • Army Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Major General

    Action Date:

    1942 & 1943
    War Department, General Orders No. 29 (1943)

    The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Army Distinguished Service Medal to Major General Alfred Maximilian Gruenther (ASN: 0-12242), United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility in North Africa in 1942 and 1943. From the initial planning for the landings in North Africa until his appointment as Chief of Staff, Fifth Army, General Gruenther served as Deputy Chief of Staff, Allied Force Headquarters. He displayed ability to cope with great masses of detail and preserved an unruffled calm in the face of exceptional difficulties. The singularly distinctive accomplishments of General Gruenther reflect the highest credit upon himself and the United States Army.