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Personal info

Full name
GOIN, Glen Garnett
Date of birth
28 August 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Beatrice, Gage County, Nebraska
Hometown
Gage County, Nebraska

Military service

Service number
37480358
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
18th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
25 October 1944
Place of death
Northern outskirts of Aachen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
D 8 54

Immediate family

Members
Gaylord D. Goin (father)
Ruby G. (Warren) Goin (mother)
Betty Jo Goin (sister)
Virginia A. Goin (sister)
Phyllis Goin (sister)
Natalie J. Goin (sister)
Paulette K. Goin (sister)

More information

Private Glen G. Goin enlisted in May, 1943.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov , www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1940 census / Family Tree, www.history.army.mil, www.newspapers.com - The Lincoln Star / Beatrice Daily Sun

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Phillipet, www.newspapers.com - Beatrice Daily Sun 12 November 1944/ The Beatrice Times 17 November 1944