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EMPEY, Glenn Ernest - Date of
birth
3 September 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Canton, St. Lawrence County, New York -
Hometown
Canton, St. Lawrence County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32233647 -
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade -
Function
Half-Track Driver -
Unit
87th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (Mechanized),
7th Armored Division,
D Troop
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
22 September 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Sillegny, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 23 | 82 |
Immediate family
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Members
Frederick J. Empey (father)
Mildred B. (Leete) Empey (mother)
Paul Empey (brother)
Ralph H. Empey (brother)
Mildred C. (Buckley) Empey (wife)
Glenda G. Empey (daughter)
More information
T/5 Glenn E. Empey enlisted at Fort Niagara, New York on 10 February 1942.He was married to Mildred Clyde Buckley on 18 May 1943.
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1920/1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men 1940-1947 / California County Birth Marriage and Death Records 1849-1980, https://www.7tharmddiv.org
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Len