World War II Honoree

Boyce Lee Glenn

Branch of Service

U.S. Marine Corps

Hometown

Gastonia, North Carolina

Honored By

Kenneth Glenn

Relationship

Son

MEMBER OF EDSON'S RAIDERS, SERVING IN CAMPAIGNS IN THE PACIFIC INCLUDING GUAM, NEW GEORGIA ISLAND AND OKINAWA. HE PARTICIPATED IN THE SEIZURE OF EMIRAU, WAS STATIONED WITH THE MARINE CORPS IN CUBA, NEW CALEDONIA AND GUADALCANAL. HE WAS AWARDED THE PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION, NAVAL UNIT CITATION, THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN RIBBON WITH TWO BRONZE STARS AND ONE SILVER STAR. HE ALSO SERVED IN KOREA AND VIETNAM.