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Personal info

Full name
BLAKEMAN, Glenn Grant
Date of birth
23 December 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Petersburg, Monroe County, Michigan
Hometown
Monroe County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36589641
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
417th Infantry Regiment,
76th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
10 March 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Karl, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
B 5 17

Immediate family

Members
Perry A. Blakeman (father)
Clara A. (Liesinger) Blakeman (mother)
Leonard M. Blakeman (brother)
Eleanor M. Blakeman (sister)
Richard F. Blakeman (brother)
Robert Blakeman (brother)
Guy H. Blakeman (brother)
Betty J. Blakeman (wife)

More information

Pfc Glenn G. Blakeman was married to Betty Jane on 24 October 1944 in Tomah, Monroe County, Wisconsin.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census, Blakeman & Clark Family Tree, Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. Draft Cards for Young Men, Morning Report - 21 February 1945

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - LuxAmCem, www.fold3.com - alb3571913, www.ancestry.com - Pafa711