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ELLIOTT, Glenn T - Date of
birth
17 November 1914 -
Age
30 - Place of
birth
North Dakota -
Hometown
Valley City, Barnes County, North Dakota
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-379806 -
Rank
Captain -
Function
Company Commander -
Unit
L Company,
3rd Battalion,
11th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
23 January 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Merscheid-Hoscheid, Luxembourg
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 11 | 41 |
Immediate family
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Members
Charles P. Elliott (father)
Audrey S. (Harris) Elliott (mother)
Thomas P. Elliott (brother)
Lois Elliott (brother)
Roy Elliott (brother)
Dwight H. Elliott (brother)
Barton Elliott (brother)
Lucetta J. (Cowell) Elliott (wife)
Tara L. Elliott (daughter)
More information
Capt Glenn T. Elliott attended college for three years and was an optician in private practice.He joined the National Guard on 24 May 1932. He joined the Regular Army as a 2nd Lt on 10 February 1941 and he was promoted to Capt on 2 January 1943.
During an enemy barrage he was killed by shell fragments as L Company moved out of Gralingen as part of a Battalion attack on the village of Merscheid on the early morning. Halfway through, it was met by German MG fire. Capt Elliott and twelve other Enlisted Men were killed in action.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1920/1930/1940 Census, www.findagrave.com, A footsoldier for Patton - Michael C. Bilder and James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry Division in the ETO
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery