Rank and Name, Second Lieutenant Glenn Lear Armbruster.
Unit/Placed in, 345th Bomber Group, Medium, 499th Bomber Squadron.
Glenn is born approx. on May 19, 1922 in Maryland.
Father, Robert Armbruster.
Mother, Eunice (Rollins) Armbruster.
Brother(s), Ronald W. and G. R. Armbruster.
Glenn enlisted the service in Maryland with service number # 0-734166.
Glenn ‘s Crew-members and their position on-board the plane a B-25 were,
1st Lt. Bryant R. Clifford Pilot
2nd Lt. Glenn L. Armbruster Co Pilot
2nd Lt. Roy H. Minarik Bombardier
2nd. Lt. Leander G. Wilde ATC Navigator
T/Sgt. Fred H. Fleming Radio Operator/Gunner
Sgt. Robert A. DePrater Engineer/Gunner
Glenn died when they never arrived or had radio communication on May 11, 1943, he is honored with a Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.
Glenn is buried/mentioned at Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu County, Hawaii U.S.A.
Courts of the missing.
He also has a Memorial Grave at Green Mount Cemetery, Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland, USA.
Thanks to,
Jean Louis Vijgen, WW2-Pacific Website.
Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.
ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov
Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org
POW Info, http://www.mansell.com Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.
Family Info, https://www.familysearch.org
Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/ Geoffrey Roecker
Info, https://www.pacificwrecks.com/
Medals Info, https://www.honorstates.org
Philippine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/
Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com
