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Personal info

Full name
JOINER, Glenn Arnold
Date of birth
25 August 1913
Age
31
Place of birth
Mountainair, Torrance County, New Mexico
Hometown
Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico

Military service

Service number
38584091
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
28th Infantry Regiment,
8th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
12 January 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Düren, Hürtgen Forest, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
G 11 4

Immediate family

Members
Francis M. Joiner (father)
Donnie (Cartwell) Joiner (mother)
Gertrude L. Joiner (sister)
Gladys E. (Mumford) Joiner (wife)
Glenn L. Joiner (son)

More information

Sgt Glenn A. Joiner enlisted in Santa Fe, New Mexico on 4 January 1944.

His nine year old son died on 2 June 1944 when a trailer fell on him. Sgt Joiner trained at Camp Blanding in Florida at the time.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Joiner Family Tree, www.fold3.com - WWII Draft Card, www.newspapers.com - Albuquerque Journal

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Storiesbehindthestars.org