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Personal info

Full name
WILSON, Glenn Myrle
Date of birth
4 February 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Oakland, Alameda County, California
Hometown
Los Gatos, Santa Clara County, California

Military service

Service number
39029303
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
119th Infantry Regiment,
30th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
19 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Waubach-Rimburg, The Netherlands

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
H 4 18

Immediate family

Members
Clinton M. Wilson (father)
Madeline (Rock) Wilson (mother)
Lois M. Wilson (sister)

More information

Pfc Glenn M. Wilson graduated from University High School and attended San Mateo Junoir College.

He enlisted in San Francisco, California on 15 October 1942. He was sent overseas in February 1944.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Sheree Dowdle, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.oldhickory30th.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Emmanuel Papin / Victoria Cierley Ellis