World War II Honoree

George T. Glenn

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Louisville, Kentucky

Honored By

Kosair Shrine, Louisville KY

SERVED FROM MAY 1943 TO FEBRUARY 1945. INDUCTED INTO SERVICE AT FORT BENJAMIN HARRISON, LAWRENCE, INDIANA AND COMPLETED BASIC TRAINING AT CAMP SHELBY, MISSISSIPPI WITH THE 330TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 69TH DIVISION AND TRANSFERRED TO THE 83RD. ARRIVED ON OMAHA BEACH D+10, RHINELAND, NORTHERN FRANCE AND WAS WOUNDED IN THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE BY ARTILLERY SHRAPNEL IN AACHEN, GERMANY. TRAVELED TO EUROPE VIA A 300 SHIP CONVOY FROM NEW YORK TAKING 16 DAYS AND RETURNED ON THE QUEEN MARY IN THREE DAYS. RECEIVED THE PURPLE HEART, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH THREE STARS, WWII MEDAL, BRONZE STAR, GOOD CONDUCT RIBBON AND COMBAT INFANTRYMAN MEDAL.