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Personal info

Full name
GLASHEEN, Ross Julius Jr
Date of birth
12 August 1916
Age
28
Place of birth
Appleton, Outagamie County, Wisconsin
Hometown
Appleton, Outagamie County, Wisconsin

Military service

Service number
36217989
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
134th Infantry Regiment,
35th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
16 December 1944
Place of death
Gersheim, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
B 7 4

Immediate family

Members
Ross J. Glasheen Sr. (father)
Regina V. (Homblette) Glasheen (mother)
Clifford J. Glasheen (brother)
John T. Glasheen (brother)
Clarence F. Glasheen (brother)
Joseph E. Glasheen (brother)
William J. Glasheen (brother)

More information

Sgt Ross J. Glasheen Jr. graduated from Appleton Senior High School and was employed by the Kools Brothers Company before he enlisted in Milwaukee, Wisconsin 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 / Nesbitt O'Connell Family Tree, After Action Report 35th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com - MAJ Jimmy Cotton, www.newspapers,com - The Post Crescent 3 July 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery / Sandsoftime