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TEC5 Glenn Ernest Empey

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TEC5 Glenn Ernest Empey Veteran

Birth
Canton, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA
Death
22 Sep 1944 (aged 24–25)
Sillegny, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France
Burial
Saint-Avold, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France GPS-Latitude: 49.121891, Longitude: 6.7179289
Plot
Plot C, Row 23, Grave 82
Memorial ID
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TEC 5 Empey, Glenn Ernest
Service number: 32233647

Age: 24
Born: 1919, Canton, St. Lawrence County, New York. New York
Hometown: Canton, New York
Family:
Frederick James Empey (father)
Mildred Blanche (nee Leete) Empey/Newvine (mother)
Paul F. Empey (brother
Ralph Herbert Empey (brother)
Mildred Clyde (nee Buckley) Empey/Askins (wife)
Glenda Gay Empey/Allmoa/Walls (Daughter)

Rank: Technician Fifth Class
Function: Half-Track Driver
Battalion: 87th Reconnaissance Squad (Mechanized)
Division: 7th Armored Division
Company: Troop D
Date of death: Sept. 22, 1944
Status: Killed In Action
Place of death: Sillegny, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France
Spot: Not Available
Awards / Commendations
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Purple Heart
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign
Grave number: Plot C, Row 23, Grave 82
Cemetery:
Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial
Saint-Avold, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France

Dte of enlistment: Reported for duty on February 10, 1942 at Fort Niagara Youngstown, New York.
Other information:
He married Mildred Buckley on May 14, 1943 in Los Angeles.
TEC 5 Empey, Glenn Ernest
Service number: 32233647

Age: 24
Born: 1919, Canton, St. Lawrence County, New York. New York
Hometown: Canton, New York
Family:
Frederick James Empey (father)
Mildred Blanche (nee Leete) Empey/Newvine (mother)
Paul F. Empey (brother
Ralph Herbert Empey (brother)
Mildred Clyde (nee Buckley) Empey/Askins (wife)
Glenda Gay Empey/Allmoa/Walls (Daughter)

Rank: Technician Fifth Class
Function: Half-Track Driver
Battalion: 87th Reconnaissance Squad (Mechanized)
Division: 7th Armored Division
Company: Troop D
Date of death: Sept. 22, 1944
Status: Killed In Action
Place of death: Sillegny, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France
Spot: Not Available
Awards / Commendations
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Purple Heart
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign
Grave number: Plot C, Row 23, Grave 82
Cemetery:
Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial
Saint-Avold, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France

Dte of enlistment: Reported for duty on February 10, 1942 at Fort Niagara Youngstown, New York.
Other information:
He married Mildred Buckley on May 14, 1943 in Los Angeles.

Gravesite Details

Entered the service from New York.



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