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Personal info

Full name
WILLIAMS, Glenn Elmer
Date of birth
7 March 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Guilford, Forsyth County, North Carolina
Hometown
Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina

Military service

Service number
34031079
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
117th Infantry Regiment,
30th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
19 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Scherpenseel, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 14 72

Immediate family

Members
James A. Williams (father)
Minnie E. (Head) Williams (mother)
James R. Williams (brother)
Hubert B. Williams (brother)
Victor W. Williams (brother)
Anna M. Head (half-sister)
Essie E. (Plowman) Williams (wife)

More information

Pfc Glenn E. Williams enlisted at Fort Bragg, North Carolina on 13 March 1941 and was sent overseas in February 1944.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Fosse, Belgium.

He was one of four brothers in service.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Hodge Family Tree / WWII Draft Card, www.oldhickory30th.com

Photo source: Stan Derkx