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Ward, Glenn H.

Date of birth:
April 8th, 1920 (Rhinelander/Wisconsin, United States)
Date of death:
January 30th, 1945 (Belgium)
Buried on:
Fort Snelling National Cemetery
Nationality:
American

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Private
Unit:
Company F, 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division "All American", U.S. Army
Awarded on:
November 16th, 1943

Headquarters 82nd Airborne Division, General Orders No. 58 (1943).
Good Conduct Medal - Army
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Private
Unit:
Company F, 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division "All American", U.S. Army
For wounds received in action on 13 June 1944 in France.
Purple Heart
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Private
Unit:
Company F, 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division "All American", U.S. Army
Killed In Action.

This award was obtained in the form of an Oak Leaf to be attached on the ribbon of the first award.
Posthumously awarded.
Purple Heart

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