World War II Honoree

Heinz Wilhelm Glasbrenner

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Brooklyn, New York

Honored By

Karl C. Glasbrenner

Relationship

Son

DRAFTED IN JANUARY 1945, AT THE AGE OF 19, HEINZ EMBARKED FOR DEPLOYMENT TO EUROPE FROM BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS ON OCTOBER 11, 1945, RETURNING TO STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK ON SEPTEMBER 11, 1946. HE SERVED IN THE INFANTRY IN ITALY AND IN YUGOSLAVIA. SOME OF HIS WAR TIME DUTIES INCLUDED BEING THE UNIT COOK AND A GUARD AT A PRISONER OF WAR CAMP. HIS UNIT FIRED THE FIRST SHOTS OF THE COLD WAR IN YUGOSLAVIA, ATTEMPTING TO MAINTAIN PEACE BETWEEN THE COMMUNISTS AND THE FASCISTS. HE WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED AS A SERGEANT.