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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

James Harvey Glenn

Branch of Service

U.S. Merchant Marine

Hometown

Amarillo, Texas

Honored By

A Grateful American

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Activity During WWII

SERVED AS A RADIO OPERATOR (SPARKS) ABOARD SHIP IN NUMEROUS TRANS-ATLANTIC CONVOYS CARRYING TROOPS AND WAR MATERIAL TO EUROPE. ONE OF THE SHIPS, THE SS WEST MADAKET, WAS SEPARATED FROM ITS CONVOY IN A NORTH-ATLANTIC STORM AND WAS TORPEDOED AND SUNK BY A GERMAN U-BOAT ON MAY 5,1943. THE CREW TOOK TO LIFE BOATS, AND WAS SAVED BY A BRITISH CORVETTE.