Gruenther, Alfred, GEN

Deceased
 
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Last Rank
General
Last Service Branch
Field Artillery
Last Primary MOS
2010-Chief of Staff
Primary Unit
1953-1956, 0002, North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
Service Years
1918 - 1956
Official/Unofficial US Army Certificates
Cold War Certificate
Field Artillery
General
Six Overseas Service Bars

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Home State
Nebraska
Nebraska
 Year of Birth
1899
 
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Contact Info
Home Town
Platte Center
Date of Passing
May 30, 1983		  
Location of Interment
Arlington National Cemetery (VLM) - Arlington, Virginia

 Official Badges 

Army Staff Identification US Army Retired (Pre-2007)


 Unofficial Badges 

Artillery Shoulder Cord


 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
National Cemetery Administration (NCA)
  1983, National Cemetery Administration (NCA)


 Additional Information
Last Known Activity:

Served as president of the American Red Cross from 1957 - 1964.

Youngest 4 - star general in US Army history.
   
   1951-1953, 2010, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE)

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Rank
General		 MOS
2010-Chief of Staff
Base, Fort or City
Not Specified		State/Country
Belgium
  
 
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Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE)
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Support 		 
Parent Unit
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) 		Strength
Command
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Last Updated: Nov 23, 2018
   
   
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Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE)
Handy, Thomas Troy, GEN, (1916-1954) USA 0002 General
Garvin, Crump, MG, (1920-1958) USA 0002 Major General
Snyder, Howard, MG, (1908-1960) MD 3000 Major General
Ridgway, Matthew Bunker, GEN, (1917-1955) General
Schuyler, Courtland, GEN, (1922-1959) USA General
Lanham, Charles, MG, (1924-1954) Major General
Schuyler, Courtland, GEN, (1922-1959) USA Major General
Goodpaster, Andrew Jackson, GEN, (1939-1981) Colonel
Walters, Vernon A., LTG, (1941-1976) Colonel
Rosson, William Bradford, GEN, (1940-1975) Lieutenant Colonel
520th Military Police Company
Strong, Gordon, Cpl, (1953-1955) MP 951.10 Corporal
Pearson, Robert, Cpl, (1952-1953) MP Corporal
Allied Forces Northern Europe
Blackburn, Donald, BG, (1938-1971) Lieutenant Colonel
Allied Forces Southern Europe (AFSE)
Byers, Clovis Ethelbert, LTG, (1920-1959) Major General
NATO/SHAPE Support Element
Wood, Robert, GEN, (1924-1969) AD 1111 Colonel
Kennedy, Edward Moore, PFC, (1951-1953) Private First Class
NATO/SHAPE Support Group
Olson, Dennis, SFC, (1944-1967) TC 635.68 Sergeant
Wheeler, Earle Gilmore, GEN, (1932-1970) Brigadier General
Stevens, Pat M., COL, (1933-1964) Colonel
Regional Signal Group SHAPE (RSGS)
Tully, Terence, BG, (1920-1954) SC 0210 Colonel

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