Georgia Department of Corrections, Georgia
End of Watch: Saturday, August 29, 1936
Age: 25
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: August 29, 1936
Weapon Used: Handgun; Revolver
Suspect Info: Shot and killed
Guard Clyde Gresham was shot and killed during an escape attempt from a chain gang working near the intersection of Springdale Road and Ponce de Leon Avenue 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.