Moats, Glenn Everett

1914 - 1944  (29 years)

• Name	Moats, Glenn Everett
  Birth	27 Oct 1914	Mount Erie, Wayne County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	MOAT.G003
  _FGRAVE	51796059
  Military Service	World War II, Sergeant, 327th Glider Infantry, 101st Airborne Division, United States Army  [1]
  		National Archives & Records Administration War Department Files, Moats, Glenn E. (1914-1944)
  		Glenn Everett Moats (1914-1944)
  		Military Draft Registration Index Card, Glenn Everett Moats, World War II
  		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
  		United States Army
  		Sergeant, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores (Sep 1942-Aug 1948) NOTE: The three stripe Sergeant Insignia was not used during the Korean War
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		Military Service Ribbons, Moats, Glenn Everett (1914-1944) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		Purple Heart Medal, United States Military
  		Purple Heart Medal, United States Military
  		Good Conduct Medal, United States Army
  		Good Conduct Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		101st Airborne Division ("Screaming Eagle"), United States Army
  		101st Airborne Division ("Screaming Eagle"), United States Army
  		327th Infantry Regiment ("Bastogne Bulldogs"), United States Army
  		Camp Claiborne, Rapides Parish, Louisiana
  		Fort Bragg, North Carolina
  Death	10 Jun 1944	Brevands, Departement de la Manche, Basse-Normandie, France   [2]
  	Cause: Killed in Action
  		Brevands, Departement de la Manche, Basse-Normandie, France
  Burial	Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, Colleville-sur-Mer, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France   [1]
  	Plot: D Row: 13 Grave: 10
  		Headstone, Moats, Glenn E.
  Person ID	I50446	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	23 Oct 2023

  
  

  Father	Moats, John L.,   b. 11 Jan 1868   d. 10 Aug 1924 (Age 56 years)
  Mother	Porterfield, Ida Susanna,   b. 10 Mar 1875, Mount Erie, Wayne County, Illinois d. 14 Dec 1938, Elm River Township, Wayne County, Illinois (Age 63 years)
  Marriage	1894
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 25 years and 11 months - She : ~ 18 years and 9 months.
  Family ID	F18209	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Death - Cause: Killed in Action - 10 Jun 1944 - Brevands, Departement de la Manche, Basse-Normandie, France  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  He was raised in Mt Erie by his Aunt and Uncle, he worked at the Coke bottling plant for two years before going to war and was KIA at Normandy D-Day and is buried there.

  
  

• Sources

  [S13409] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Moats, Glenn E., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51796059/glenn-everett-moats), none. (Reliability: 2). [S14674] https://www.wwiimemorial.com/, National Archives & Records Administration War Department Files, SGT Glenn E. Moats, (https://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque_wardept.aspx?honoreeID=1099399) (Reliability: 2).