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NICHOLS, Glenn Erlen - Date of
birth
28 August 1918 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Clarksburg, Harrison County, West Virginia -
Hometown
Union, Marion County, West Virginia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35082055 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
H Company,
2nd Battalion,
318th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
16 April 1945 - Place of
death
Hartmannsdorf, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 6 | 8 |
Immediate family
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Members
Ira Nichols (father)
Julia (Debroux) Nichols (mother)
Wayne Nichols (brother)
Raymond Nichols (brother)
Evelyn Nichols (sister)
Alfred Nichols (brother)
Betty Nichols (sister)
Dorothy Nichols (sister)
Margaret I. (Philips) Nichols (wife)
Carol J. Nichols (daughter)
More information
Pfc Glenn E. Nichols attended high school for one year and was a mechanic before he enlisted at Fort Thomas, Newport, Kentucky on 18 April 1944.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, www.80thdivision.com - April 1945 Casualty report, West Virginia Memory Project, WWII Draft Cards, 1940 Census
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Kelly