Son of William Alfred Gresham and Mattie Ursula Derden. Married Gladys Barber May 5 1934 in DeKalb County, Georgia.
Georgia Death Index
Name: Clyde Marshall Gresham
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 25
Birth Date: abt 1911
Birth Place: Georgia
Occupation: Prison Guard
Death Date: 29 Aug 1936
Death Place: Emory, Dekalb, Georgia, USA
Cemetery: Rehoboth Cemetery
Burial Place: USA
United States, Officer Down Memorials, 1791-2014
Name: Guard Clyde M. Gresham
Date of Incident: 29 Aug 1936
Death Location: Georgia
Department: Georgia Department of Corrections
Department State: Georgia
End of Watch Date: 29 Aug 1936
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Weapon: Handgun; Revolver
Suspect: Shot and killed
Notes: Guard Clyde Gresham was shot and killed during an escape attempt from a chain gang in Atlanta. Two prisoners overpowered one of the three guards and took his revolver. When Guard Gresham came to his aid he was shot and killed. The inmates ran to a nearby intersection and held up a laundry truck. They were trailed to a nearby swamp where one of the men was killed in a shootout with officers. The second suspect was arrested.
Georgia Death Index
Name: Clyde Marshall Gresham
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 25
Birth Date: abt 1911
Birth Place: Georgia
Occupation: Prison Guard
Death Date: 29 Aug 1936
Death Place: Emory, Dekalb, Georgia, USA
Cemetery: Rehoboth Cemetery
Burial Place: USA
United States, Officer Down Memorials, 1791-2014
Name: Guard Clyde M. Gresham
Date of Incident: 29 Aug 1936
Death Location: Georgia
Department: Georgia Department of Corrections
Department State: Georgia
End of Watch Date: 29 Aug 1936
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Weapon: Handgun; Revolver
Suspect: Shot and killed
Notes: Guard Clyde Gresham was shot and killed during an escape attempt from a chain gang in Atlanta. Two prisoners overpowered one of the three guards and took his revolver. When Guard Gresham came to his aid he was shot and killed. The inmates ran to a nearby intersection and held up a laundry truck. They were trailed to a nearby swamp where one of the men was killed in a shootout with officers. The second suspect was arrested.
Son of William Alfred Gresham and Mattie Ursula Derden. Married Gladys Barber May 5 1934 in DeKalb County, Georgia.
Georgia Death Index
Name: Clyde Marshall Gresham
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 25
Birth Date: abt 1911
Birth Place: Georgia
Occupation: Prison Guard
Death Date: 29 Aug 1936
Death Place: Emory, Dekalb, Georgia, USA
Cemetery: Rehoboth Cemetery
Burial Place: USA
United States, Officer Down Memorials, 1791-2014
Name: Guard Clyde M. Gresham
Date of Incident: 29 Aug 1936
Death Location: Georgia
Department: Georgia Department of Corrections
Department State: Georgia
End of Watch Date: 29 Aug 1936
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Weapon: Handgun; Revolver
Suspect: Shot and killed
Notes: Guard Clyde Gresham was shot and killed during an escape attempt from a chain gang in Atlanta. Two prisoners overpowered one of the three guards and took his revolver. When Guard Gresham came to his aid he was shot and killed. The inmates ran to a nearby intersection and held up a laundry truck. They were trailed to a nearby swamp where one of the men was killed in a shootout with officers. The second suspect was arrested.
Georgia Death Index
Name: Clyde Marshall Gresham
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 25
Birth Date: abt 1911
Birth Place: Georgia
Occupation: Prison Guard
Death Date: 29 Aug 1936
Death Place: Emory, Dekalb, Georgia, USA
Cemetery: Rehoboth Cemetery
Burial Place: USA
United States, Officer Down Memorials, 1791-2014
Name: Guard Clyde M. Gresham
Date of Incident: 29 Aug 1936
Death Location: Georgia
Department: Georgia Department of Corrections
Department State: Georgia
End of Watch Date: 29 Aug 1936
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Weapon: Handgun; Revolver
Suspect: Shot and killed
Notes: Guard Clyde Gresham was shot and killed during an escape attempt from a chain gang in Atlanta. Two prisoners overpowered one of the three guards and took his revolver. When Guard Gresham came to his aid he was shot and killed. The inmates ran to a nearby intersection and held up a laundry truck. They were trailed to a nearby swamp where one of the men was killed in a shootout with officers. The second suspect was arrested.
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