Private George Glenn of Holly Pond, Alabama.

Private George Glenn of Holly Pond, Alabama.

"There were two Southern girls in the USO musical Infantryman Pfc. George Glenn, Holly Pond, Ala., saw when he was a patient in the 25th General Hospital in the Pacific. 'They made New Guinea seem like home,' he said. Wounded in Luzon January 25, 1945, by fragments from an artillery s...

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Main Author: Northington PRO, Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
Format: Electronic
Published: Alabama Department of Archives and History
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Alabama Photographs and Pictures
Online Access:http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/photo/id/18433
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collection Alabama Photographs and Pictures Collection
building Alabama Department of Archives and History
publisher Alabama Department of Archives and History
topic Alabama Photographs and Pictures
spellingShingle Alabama Photographs and Pictures
Private George Glenn of Holly Pond, Alabama.
Northington PRO, Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
fulltopic Alabama Photographs and Pictures
Glenn, George; Soldiers--Alabama; World War, 1939-1945--Military personnel; World War, 1939-1945--Veterans
description "There were two Southern girls in the USO musical Infantryman Pfc. George Glenn, Holly Pond, Ala., saw when he was a patient in the 25th General Hospital in the Pacific. 'They made New Guinea seem like home,' he said. Wounded in Luzon January 25, 1945, by fragments from an artillery shell, Glenn was evacuated to New Guinea, where he had seen action the preceding summer. The battle experience that is most prominent in his memory took place at Wake Island off the northern coast of New Guinea, during June and July of 1944. His outfit, the Sixth Infantry Division, was supposed to take a well-fortified, rocky point infested with Japs dug into caves and armed with mortars and machine guns. Of the 35 men who were sent on reconnaissance patrol to size up the installation, only three returned. Glenn, who manned a machine gun, stayed at the front 38 days, during which time the Americans pushed forward 100 yards. But the persistent Yanks finally took the point after two months of constant fighting. 'We could really appreciate a USO show, movie or dance after battles like that one,' Glenn reported."
spelling Q0000046244Q46244Private George Glenn of Holly Pond, Alabama."There were two Southern girls in the USO musical Infantryman Pfc. George Glenn, Holly Pond, Ala., saw when he was a patient in the 25th General Hospital in the Pacific. 'They made New Guinea seem like home,' he said. Wounded in Luzon January 25, 1945, by fragments from an artillery shell, Glenn was evacuated to New Guinea, where he had seen action the preceding summer. The battle experience that is most prominent in his memory took place at Wake Island off the northern coast of New Guinea, during June and July of 1944. His outfit, the Sixth Infantry Division, was supposed to take a well-fortified, rocky point infested with Japs dug into caves and armed with mortars and machine guns. Of the 35 men who were sent on reconnaissance patrol to size up the installation, only three returned. Glenn, who manned a machine gun, stayed at the front 38 days, during which time the Americans pushed forward 100 yards. But the persistent Yanks finally took the point after two months of constant fighting. 'We could really appreciate a USO show, movie or dance after battles like that one,' Glenn reported."1945 circa1940-1949Northington PRO, Tuscaloosa, Alabama.Glenn, George; Soldiers--Alabama; World War, 1939-1945--Military personnel; World War, 1939-1945--VeteransStill imagePhotographsAlabama. State Council of Defense (1941-1946)Alabama State Council of Defense (1941-1946) administrative filesSG019896v8988Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130EnglishThis material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though ADAH has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.600 PPI TIFFhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/photo/id/18433
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