World War II Honoree

Glen E. Hawk

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Delta, Colorado

Honored By

Orville L. Kline

RANK: TECHNICAL SERGEANT. INDUCTED INTO THE ARMY JULY 15, 1941. HE RECEIVED HIS TRAINING AT CAMP WOLTERS, TEXAS; FORT JACKSON, SOUTH CAROLINA; FORT LEONARD WOOD, MISSOURI; CAMP FORREST, TENNESSEE AND CAMP LAGUNA, ARIZONA. SERVED IN IRELAND, ENGLAND AND THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS. CAMPAIGNS AND BATTLES: FRANCE, LUXEMBOURG, BELGIUM AND GERMANY. DECORATIONS AND MEDALS: PURPLE HEART, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ARMY GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 4 BRONZE BATTLE STARS AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL. AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART FOR WOUNDS STAINED DURING BATTLE IN GERMANY. HE WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED NOVEMBER 1945.