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Personal info

Full name
MATHIESEN, Glen Edgar
Date of birth
23 July 1914
Age
30
Place of birth
Bonners Ferry, Boundary County, Idaho
Hometown
Colfax, Whitman County, Washington

Military service

Service number
O-384382
Rank
First Lieutenant
Function
unknown
Unit
22nd Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
4 December 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Düren, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
H 2 62

Immediate family

Members
Otto F. Mathiesen (father)
Hazel B. (Ulrick) Mathiesen (mother)
Elizabeth J. Mathiesen (sister)
Ruth L. Mathiesen (sister)
Carol Mathiesen (sister)
William H. Brooks (half-brother)
Louis C. Brooks (half-brother)
Mildres Mathiesen (wife)

More information

Pfc Glen E. Mathiesen attended Colfax High School where he was involved in theater, chorus, band, orchestra and a variety of talented clubs. He also played the trombone. In his personal time, he involved with Boy Scouts, eventually achieving Eagle Scout rank. Because he and his sister Elizabeth were so close in age, they were in the same grade together and, thus, graduated together from Colfax High School Class of 1932. He continued his studies at Washington State College prior to entering the military.

He deployed overseas in July 1944 after serving in Alaska for 14 months.

Source of information: Danny van der Groen, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / Mathiesen Family Tree

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Coll Fax High School of 1932 Yearbook - courtesy of They Speak: Voices of Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Janneau KUSTERS