World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Ralph W. Glenn
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Apple Valley, Minnesota
Honored By
Mr. Ralph W. Glenn
SERVED WITH 90TH INFANTRY DIVISION FOR 24 MONTHS. LANDED IN NORMANDY ON D-DAY AND FOUGHT ALL ACROSS FRANCE AND GERMANY. ARROWHEAD AND 5 BATTLE STARS. WAS WOUNDED TWICE, CAPTURED ONCE WHEN THE DIVISION CROSSED THE RHINE RIVER. DECORATED FOR GALLANTRY IN ACTION. OCCUPATION DUTY ON THE CZECHOSLOVAKIA BORDER UNTIL RETURNING HOME IN SEPTEMBER OF 1945. RECEIVED PURPLE HEART WITH OAK LEAF CLUSTER, BRONZE STAR, MERITORIOUS SERVICE MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN MEDAL WITH 5 BATTLE STARS AND AN ARROWHEAD, AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, VICTORY MEDAL.