World War II Honoree

Jerry Denbroder Glenn

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Visalia, California

Honored By

Florence Knight Glenn

Relationship

Wife

AVIATION MACHINIST'S MATE 2ND CLASS. SERVED ABOARD THE DESTROYER USS AARON WARD. WHILE PATROLLING IN THE PACIFIC THE USS AARON WARD WAS HIT BY JAPANESE KAMIKAZES AND HEAVILY DAMAGED. MANY SHIPMATES WERE KILLED AND THE DECK WAS LEVELED. UNDER ESCORT, THE SHIP, WITH HER BRAVE CREW STILL ABOARD MANAGED TO RETURN TO NEW YORK BUT IT WAS DETERMINED THAT SHE WAS TOO BADLY DAMAGED TO BE REPAIRED.