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Personal info

Full name
GLEW, Eugene S
Date of birth
5 April 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
New Brunswick, Canada
Hometown
New Clouster, Cumberland County, Maine

Military service

Service number
31117612
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
HQ & HQ Company,
1st Battalion,
142nd Infantry Regiment,
36th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
21 March 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Dorrenbach, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
A 32 24

Immediate family

Members
James W. Glew (father)
Ida (Smith) Glew (mother)
Malcolm Glew (brother)
Thelma Glew (sister)
Irene Glew (sister)
Gregory Glew (brother)
Melton Glew (brother)
Erma Glew (sister)
Thorson Glew (brother)

More information

S/Sgt Eugene S. Glew attended 3 years of high school and worked as unskilled labor building aircraft before he enlisted in Portland, Maine on 8 July 1942.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 142ndaar-.pdf / https://36th-id.frb.io
Photo source: www.ancestry.com - family tree