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GLOSSON, Homer Keller - Date of
birth
4 October 1917 -
Age
27 - Place of
birth
Chatham County, North Carolina -
Hometown
Bonlee, Chatham County, North Carolina
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34117986 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
26th Infantry Division,
Military Police Platoon
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Awards
unknown
Death
-
Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
11 May 1945 - Place of
death
Near České Budějovice, Czechoslovakia
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 25 | 18 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Jasper L. Glosson (father)
Sarah I. (Wright) Glosson (mother)
Jesse L. Glosson (brother)
Henry C. Glosson (brother)
Harriett K. Glosson (sister)
More information
Pvt Homer K. Glosson was a lumberman before he enlisted at Fort Bragg, North Carolina on 8 August 1941.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Squires Talley Family Tree, www.findagrave.com, www.fold3.com - 26th Infantry Division
Photo source: www.newspapers.com - The Chatham Record North Carolina 13 August 1942