World War II Honoree

Jack H. Glenn

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Bay City, Texas

Honored By

Dave Brewer

LEFT TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY TO ENLIST IN THE ARMY AIR CORPS IN OCTOBER OF 1942.TRAINED AS AN AVIATION CADET, LATER WENT TO NAVIGATORS SCHOOL, HONDO AIR BASE, HONDO, TEXAS. ASSIGNED TO THE 556TH SQUADRON, 389TH BOMB GROUP (HEAVY), AS NAVIGATOR ABOARD A B-24 LIBERATOR BOMBER, BASED IN HETHEL, ENGLAND. ON JULY 07, 1944 HIS CREW WAS ASSIGNED TO ATTACK HALLE, GERMANY. RETURNING FROM THEIR MISSION, HIS PLANE (THE WOLF PATROL # 42-50617) WAS ATTACKED BY GERMAN FIGHTER AIRCRAFT AND WAS SHOT DOWN OVER HALBERSTADT, GERMANY. HE BAILED OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT, BUT FAILED TO PROPERLY SECURE HIS PARACHUTE. WHEN THE PARACHUTE CANOPY DEPLOYED, IT WAS RIPPED FROM HIS PERSON, AND HE FELL TO HIS DEATH. HE RECEIVED A POSTHUMOUS PURPLE HEART. HE IS BURIED IN THE ARDENNES AMERICAN MILITARY CEMETERY IN NEUPRE, BELGIUM.