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S/Sgt. Gleason O. Friend

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S/Sgt. Gleason O. Friend

Birth
Brooklin, Hancock County, Maine, USA
Death
28 Nov 1944 (aged 20)
France
Burial
Brooklin, Hancock County, Maine, USA Add to Map
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Gleason served as a Staff Sergeant, Company E, 179th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division, U.S. Army during World War II.

He resided in Hancock County, Maine prior to the war.

He enlisted in the Army on March 12, 1943 in Bangor, Maine. He was noted as being employed in the manufacture of automobiles and also as Single, without dependents.

He was employed at the Brown & Sharpe Manufacturing Company in Providence, Rhode Island.

Gleason was "Killed In Action" near Mutzig, France during the war.

He was awarded the Purple Heart.

Service # 31317870

( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
Gleason served as a Staff Sergeant, Company E, 179th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division, U.S. Army during World War II.

He resided in Hancock County, Maine prior to the war.

He enlisted in the Army on March 12, 1943 in Bangor, Maine. He was noted as being employed in the manufacture of automobiles and also as Single, without dependents.

He was employed at the Brown & Sharpe Manufacturing Company in Providence, Rhode Island.

Gleason was "Killed In Action" near Mutzig, France during the war.

He was awarded the Purple Heart.

Service # 31317870

( Bio by: Russ Pickett )


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