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Personal info

Full name
BAXTER, Glenn Franklin
Date of birth
24 March 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
West Pittsburg, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
New Castle, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33937348
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
304th Infantry Regiment,
76th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
25 February 1945
Place of death
East of Irrel, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 8 14

Immediate family

Members
Elmer H. Baxter (father)
Caroline M. (Surface) Baxter (mother)
Mildred C. Baxter (sister)
Albert M. Baxter (brother)
Mabel Baxter (sister)
Reno E. Baxter (brother)
Gladys A. Baxter (sister)
Emma C. (Gonti) Baxter (wife)
Loretta J. Baxter (daughter)

More information

Pfc Glenn F. Baxter drove taxi for the Yellow Cab Company.

He enlisted in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania on 29 April 1944.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / Pennsylvania Veteran Compensation Application Files WWII 1950-1966, http://76thdivision.com/304_004.html
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery