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Foote, Glenn S.

Date of death:
August 10th, 1943 (Province of Messina, Sicily region, Italy)
Buried on:
Sicily-Rome American Cemetery and Memorial
Nationality:
American

Biography

Staff Sergeant Glenn S. Foote is buried at the Sicily-Rome American Cemetery and Memorial, Nettuno/province of Rome, Italy. Plot: E, Row: 7, Grave: 21.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Staff Sergeant (Sergeant-Major)
Unit:
Company C, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division "The Rock of the Marne", U.S. Army
For action performed on 10 August 1943 after crossing Di Zappula River near Hill Di Marco/Province of Messina, Sicily region, Italy.

Headquarters, 3rd Infantry Division, General Orders No. 73 (17 October 1943).
Posthumously awarded.
Citation unavailable.
Silver Star Medal (SSM)

Sources

  • - White, N.W., From Fedala to Berchtesgaden – A History of the Seventh United States Infantry in World War II, Keystone Print Inc., Brockton, Massachusetts, USA, 1947
    - Taggart, D.G., History of the Third Infantry Division in World War II, The Battery Press, Nashville, USA, 1987
    - American Battle Monuments Commission

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