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Personal info

Full name
GLASGOW, William Henry
Date of birth
16 July 1914
Age
30
Place of birth
Halifax County, Virginia
Hometown
Prince Edward County, Virginia

Military service

Service number
20364849
Rank
Private
Function
Scout
Unit
HQ Company,
2nd Battalion,
116th Infantry Regiment,
29th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
16 October 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Wurselen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
G 15 7

Immediate family

Members
William B. Glasgow (father)
Lessie O. (Anderson) Glasgow (mother)
Oral L. Glasgow (sister)
Mattie L. Glasgow (sister)
James T. Glasgow (brother)
Nellie P. Glasgow (sister)
Lessie M. Glasgow (sister)
John L. Glasgow (brother)
Aubrey B. Glasgow (brother)
Frank E. Glasgow (brother)

More information

Pvt William Glasgow enlisted on 3 February 1941 in Farmville, Virginia. He was lightly wounded in action on 13 June 1944.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Family Trees

Photo sources: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.wwiimemorial.com