Second World War veteran’s Gladwin varsity sweater

Veteran William A. Horton graduated from Gladwin in 1942. He enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps in early 1943, fighting in the Invasion of Tarawa. Sadly, Horton was killed in action on June 18, 1944 during the Invasion of Saipan. William’s great niece, Amy Horton, was the one who discovered William’s Gladwin sweater. She explained that she found the sweater when she was cleaning ou...

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