World War II Honoree

Glen Martin Pultz

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Port Byron, New York

Honored By

Ruth E. Pultz

Relationship

Brother's Widow

PRIVATE. ENLISTED ON MARCH 28, 1942. KILLED IN ACTION OCTOBER 10, 1943. BASIC TRAINING AS A CLERK/TYPIST AT CAMP CROFT, NORTH CAROLINA. TRANSFERRED TO 307TH AIRBORNE ENGINEER BATTALION, 82ND AIRBORNE DIVISION, FORT BENNING, GEORGIA. IN APRIL 1943, DURING THE ITALIAN CAMPAIGN AND THE INVASIONS OF SICILY AND ITALY, HE MADE EIGHT COMBAT JUMPS. MET HIS DEATH IN NAPLES, ITALY AS THE RESULT OF AN EXPLOSION OF BOOBY-TRAPPED BARRACKS. INTERMENT WAS IN A MILITARY CEMETERY IN ITALY WITH HIS REMAINS BEING TRANSPORTED HOME FOR FINAL BURIAL IN THE FAMILY PLOT AT MOUNT PLEASANT CEMETERY, PORT BYRON, NEW YORK ON NOVEMBER 21, 1948.