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GLASSMAN, Kenneth Edward - Date of
birth
9 December 1922 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Coolspring Township, La Porte County, Indiana -
Hometown
La Porte County, Indiana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35092585 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
Platoon Sergeant -
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
330th Infantry Regiment,
83rd Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
6 December 1944 - Place of
death
Grosshau, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten -
Walls of the Missing
* This soldier has been accounted for. A rosette has been placed next to his name.
Immediate family
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Members
Edward A. Glassman (father)
Edith (Livinghouse) Glassman (mother)
Lucille R. Glassman (sister)
Lillian Glassman (sister)
Marlene Glassman (sister)
More information
T/Sgt Kenneth E. Glassman enlisted in Indianapolis, Indiana on 12 February 1943.He was promoted to technical sergeant on 16 August 1944.
Accoring to the Morning Report of his company of 6 December 1944, he had returned from NCO School on 1 December 1944.
The Morning Report of 10 December 1944 lists him Missing in Action on 6 December 1944.
His name is inscribed on the Walls of the Missing at the American Military Cemetery of Margraten. His remains were discovered years later and he was given a final resting place at the American Military Cemetery of Ardennes.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com – WWII Enlistment Record / 1940 Census / Famiy Trees
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Elston High School Yearbook 1941 Lori Samuelson, NCBT & Genealogist