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POWERS, Glenmore - Date of
birth
10 January 1925 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Cold Brook, Herkimer County, New York -
Hometown
Russia, Herkimer County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32854341 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
157th Infantry Regiment,
45th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
15 March 1945 - Place of
death
Near Remagen, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 17 | 57 |
Immediate family
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Members
Robert H. Powers (father)
Pearl (Schleicher) Powers (mother)
Robert H. Powers Jr. (brother)
Kenneth J. Powers (brother)
Paul W. Powers (brother)
Carol A. Powers (sister)
Betty L. Powers (sister)
Kathleen J. Powers (sister)
Patricia I. Powers (sister)
More information
Sgt Glenmore Powers attended high school for 1 year and was a driver before he enlisted in Utica, New York on 25 March 1943.J. Paslak:
Died in WWII in Germany while on night watch. Shot by a sniper. A friend of his who was with him at the time said he was talking to him when it happened. Anyway the friend got the sniper.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com – Patricia I. Powers, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, http://www.45thdivision.org, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: www.ancestry.com – J Paslak