World War II Honoree

John L. Glenn

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Charlotte, North Carolina

Honored By

Dr. William E. Chauncey

Relationship

Fellow War Veteran

ENTERED U.S. ARMY IN 1940. ROSE TO RANK OF STAFF SERGEANT IN ENLISTED RANKS. WENT TO OFFICER CANDIDATE SCHOOL (OCS). FOUGHT IN NORTH AFRICA, SICILY AND ITALY. HE WAS AN INFANTRY OFFICER AND SERVED UNTIL WAR'S END IN 1946. STATESIDE DUTY AT FORT DIX, NEW JERSEY; FORT POLK, LOUISIANA; FORT LEWIS, WASHINGTON; AND FORT BENNING, GEORGIA.