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Personal info

Full name
GLIDEWELL, Melvin Johnny
Date of birth
27 September 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
Delia, McLennan County, Texas
Hometown
Falls County, Texas

Military service

Service number
38682980
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
18th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
12 October 1944
Place of death
Am Ravelsberg, South of Würselen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
G 2 30

Immediate family

Members
William S. Glidewell (father)
Minnie L. Glidewell (mother)
Edna A. (Calvery) Glidewell (stepmother)
Alfred T. Glidewell (brother)
Juanita Glidewell (sister)
William R. Glidewell (brother)
Mazelle / Mozelle (Parsons) Glidewell (wife)
Bobbie J. Glidewell (daughter)
Bettie J. Glidewell (daughter)

Source of information: Astrid van Erp, Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Family Trees / Hunter Family Tree, www.abmc.gov, http://home.scarlet.be/~sh446368/aar 18th oct.htm, www.history.army.mil/html/bookshelves/resmat/ww2list.html

Photo source: Peter Schouteten