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POWERS, Glenn L - Date of
birth
28 February 1924 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Avis, Clinton County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Jersey Shore, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33501021 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
12th Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
23 April 1945 - Place of
death
Near Ellwangen, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 24 | 41 |
Immediate family
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Members
Morris Powers (father)
Alice Powers (mother)
George Powers (brother)
Earl Powers (brother)
Wilbur Powers (brother)
Chester Powers (brother)
Ernest E. Powers (brother)
Doris Powers (sister)
Lois Powers (sister)
More information
Pvt Glenn L. Powers enlisted in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on 15 February 1943.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Danny van der Groen - Company's / 4ID After Action Reports, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.findagrave.com - Joel Frampton Gilfert, www.newspapers.com - Williamsport Sun Gazette Pennsylvania 9 May 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Joel Frampton Gilfert