World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Emil J. Gleich
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Antigo, Wisconsin
EMIL J. 'PETE' GLEICH WAS A TANK DRIVER. HE WAS PART OF THE 672ND ARMY AMPHIBIAN TANK BATTALION THAT PARTICIPATED ALONG SIDE THE 11TH AIRBORNE DIVISION IN THE RAID ON LOS BANOS, LIBERATING THE 7,000 PERSONS WHO WERE CIVILIAN AND MILITARY PRISONERS OF WAR ON LUZON, PHILIPPINES, FEBRUARY 14 TO 15, 1945.