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Personal info

Full name
EASTMAN, Glen John
Date of birth
14 October 1921
Age
23
Place of birth
Flint, Genesee County, Michigan
Hometown
Flint, Genesee County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
16039231
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
513th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
17th Airborne Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
24 March 1945
Place of death
Near Hamminkeln and Wesel, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
D 2 21

Immediate family

Members
Earl C. Eastman (father)
Belva A. (Norgat) Eastman (mother)
Clare E. Eastman (sister)
Dake K. Eastman (brother)
Catherine (Doner) Eastman (wife)
Joan Eastman (daughter)
John G. Eastman (son)

More information

Glen Eastman attended Central High School and worked at the AC Spark Plug Division.

He enlisted in Detroit, Michigan on 28 August 1941.

Source of information: Tom Verheijden, Peter Schouteten, Debra Bailey Trail, www.newspapers.com - The Flint Journal - 23 April 1945

Photo source: Tom Verheijden, Debra Bailey Trail, www.newspapers.com - The Flint Journal - 23 April 1945