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Personal info

Full name
GLASS, Paul Alexander
Date of birth
9 July 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Baskin, Franklin Parish, Louisiana
Hometown
Baskin, Franklin Parish, Louisiana

Military service

Service number
34150825
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
142nd Infantry Regiment,
36th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
29 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Houx or Laveline, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 18 65

Immediate family

Members
John A. Glass (father)
Ella L. (McCurdy) Glass (mother)
Geneve L. Glass (sister)
Cal H. Glass (brother)
William J. Glass (brother)
Claudine Glass (sister)
Doyle Glass (brother)
Juanita Glass (sister)

More information

Sgt Paul A. Glass enlisted at Jacksonville Army Air Base, Florida on 10 September 1941.

Source of information: AndrĂ© Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Records / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 / 142ndaar-.pdf / https://36th-id.frb.io

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy, www.newspapers.com - The Franklin Sun 16 November 1944