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Personal info

Full name
REILEY, Glenn Victor
Date of birth
21 January 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Linglestown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
13048158
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
Top Turret Gunner
Unit
753rd Bombardment Squadron,
458th Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
6 March 1944
Place of death
Tubbergen, the Netherlands

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
H 16 15

Immediate family

Members
Roy Cassel (stepfather)
Pauline S. Reiley (mother)
Howard G. Cassel (stepbrother)
Fae Cassel (stepsister)

Plane data

Serial number
41-29286
Data
Type: B-24H
Destination: Berlin, Germany
MACR: 3346

More information

Glenn Reiley attended Susquehanna High School and was employed by the Harrisburg Steel Company before he enlisted on 16 January 1941.

At some point , after bombs away, FW-190's attacked the formation and the crew lost power on three of their four engines.

Source of information: Michel Beckers, Astrid van Erp, 458th Bomb Group, www.newspapers.com - The Evening News, 25 September 1944, www.ancestry.com - Veteran Compensation Application File

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Michel Beckers, Darin Scorza-458BG, www.newspapers.com - The Evening News, www.americanairmuseum.com