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Personal info

Full name
GLENN, Jim Allen
Date of birth
1 July 1922
Age
21
Place of birth
Corvallis, Benton County, Oregon
Hometown
Sacramento, Sacramento County, California

Military service

Service number
19138150
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
Ball Turret Gunner
Unit
423rd Bombardment Squadron,
306th Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
24 February 1944
Place of death
Between Talge and Badbergen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
A 35 33

Immediate family

Members
Charles A. Glenn (father)
Maude Glenn (mother)
Barney Glenn (brother)
Veda Glenn (sister)
Charles Glenn (brother)
Flora B. (Brown) Glenn (wife)

Plane data

Serial number
42-31139
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Schweinfurt, Germany
Mission: Bombing of ball bearings factory
MACR: 2771

More information

Jim Glennwas an airplane mechanic.

He volunteered for the Air Corps of the Army of the United States on 19 September 1942 in San Francisco, California.

The aircraft was downed by enemy aircraft.

Eight crew members were taken prisoner, two men were killed.

S/Sgt Glenn's remains were found in the wreckage.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record,
www.fold3.com - MACR, www.8thafhs.com, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / WWII Draft Card

Photo source: Peter Schouteten