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HOLBERT, Glenn Bertrand - Date of
birth
7 August 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Arkansas -
Hometown
Prairie Township, Arkansas County, Arkansas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37060026 -
Rank
First Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
359th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
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Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
11 November 1944 - Place of
death
Kerling-lès-Sierck, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 22 | 14 |
Immediate family
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Members
Honce O. Holbert (father)
Martha P. (Floyd) Holbert (mother)
Frank O. Holbert (brother)
Nancy M. Holbert (sister)
Minnie V. Holbert (sister)
Lora Holbert (sister)
Floyd Holbert (brother)
William S. Holbert (brother)
Asalene Holbert (sister)
More information
1st Sgt Glenn B. Holbert was awarded the Silver Star Medal for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against the enemy on 2 September 1944.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Limey, France.
He is remembered at the Saint Charles Cemetery in Saint Charles, Arkansas County, Arkansas.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / The Main Family Tree / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1920 Census, www.findagrave.com - Dale Houghton
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Dale Houghton