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Personal info

Full name
GLANZER, Robert
Date of birth
19 July 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
New York City, New York
Hometown
Queens, Queens County, New York
Religion
Jewish

Military service

Service number
12225778
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
414th Infantry Regiment,
104th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
5 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Moerdijk, the Netherlands

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
A 9 21

Immediate family

Members
Louis Glanzer (father)
Mary (Bickel) Glanzer (mother)
Samuel H. Glanzer (brother)
Bernard Glanzer (brother)
Pauline Glanzer (sister)

More information

Pvt Robert Glanzer joined the U.S. Army Reserve in New York City, New York on 15 June 1943.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census / National Guard Service Card, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record

Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Carol Dockter Stadig, daughter of Timberwolf Johnny R. Dockter