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| PFC Glenn Hughes was a medic in the 128th Infantry Regiment in Leyte. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/94053231/glenn-e-hughes http://www.32nd-division.org/history/ww2/leyte/limon2.jpg |
Glenn E. Hughes never had a chance to reach 100 years old today. Instead, he sacrificed his life for our freedom.
Glen was born on May 20, 1920 in Salt Lake City, Utah. His parents Rulon and Emily were born in Utah and England, respectively. His father worked as a steam railroad boiler maker and died in the 1934. Glenn had an older brother. Prior to joining the army he worked at Safeway.
He was drafted into the army in June 1942. He was a private first class and a medic attached to the 128th Infantry Regiment, 32nd Infantry Division. Glenn was sent to South Pacific in December 1942. He was with the 32nd ID in Australia, New Guinea, the East Indies, and at Leyte.
Although the Battle of Leyte began in mid-October 1944, the 32nd ID was held in reserve. It was not until mid-November that the 32nd ID was placed in the line in western Leyte. The attack along the Pinamopoan-Ormoc highway often found the Red Arrow Division GI's in hand-to-hand combat with the Japanese.
PFC Hughes was killed on November 21, 1944 while the 128th IR was in the process of taking Corkscrew Ridge.
His grave is at Salt Lake City Cemetery in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Last year on this date I profiled Emil Harms, 88th Infantry Division and his brother Frank, USS Tang. You can read about the Harms brothers here.
On behalf of the fallen, if you would like to see more people become aware of this project to honor the WW2 fallen, be sure to share with others on Twitter, Facebook, etc. Thanks for your interest!
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