World War II Honoree

Guy Morgan Glendenning

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Canton, Ohio

Honored By

Daphne W. Johnson

Relationship

Grandaughter

GUY GLENDENNING WAS A MEMBER OF THE OHIO NATIONAL GUARD AND WAS FEDERALIZED INTO THE US ARMY AFTER THE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR. IN THE PACIFIC, HIS SERVICE BATTERY SUPPORTED THE WAR THROUGH THE SUPPLY OF FOOD, AMMUNITION, MEDICAL PROVISIONS, AND CLOTHING TO FELLOW SERVICEMEN IN LOCATIONS SUCH AS FIJI, NEW GEORGIA, BOUGANVILLE, GUADALCANAL, AND THE PHILIPPINES. GUY ALSO SERVED AS SUBSTITUTE CHAPLAIN TO FURTHER SUSTAIN THE TROOPS IN SPIRITUAL MATTERS DURING THIS TIME. HE LATER TOURED EUROPE UNTIL THE WAR'S CONCLUSION AS A MEMBER OF A FIRING BATTERY.