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Personal info

Full name
GUTHIER, Glenn Lee
Date of birth
15 January 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Hometown
Cook County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
O-466756
Rank
Captain
Function
unknown
Unit
247th Engineer Combat Battalion
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
27 October 1944
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 3 62

Immediate family

Members
Roy E. Guthier (father)
Clara M. (Petersen) Guthier (mother)
Ruth Guthier (sister)

More information

Capt Glenn L. Guthier graduated from Amundesen High School and attended the University of Illinois in Chicago.

He enlisted in June of 1942 and was sent overseas the following January.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, Astrid van Erp, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / Illinois Birth Certificates Index, www.newspapers.com - Genealogy Trails, Chicago Tribune

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, http://archives.chicagotribune.com - Genealogy Trails, Chicago Tribune, www.ancestry.com - University of Illinois Yearbook 1942