10. | Osborne, Glenn M. Jr. was born on 12 Jan 1928 in Farmer City, DeWitt County, Illinois (son of Osborne, Glenn M. and Franklin, Elizabeth Iona); died on 25 Dec 2021 in Wilson Creek Nursing Home, Springfield, Greene County, Missouri; was buried in Niangua Cemetery, Niangua, Webster County, Missouri. Other Events and Attributes:
- Reference Number: OSBO.G001
- Military Service: World War II, Technician 5th Grade, Company A, 78th Engineer Combat Battalion, United States Army
Notes:
Military Service:
Enlisted in the regular army, Corps of Engineers, and entered active service on February 27, 1946 at East Saint Louis, Illinois. Completed basic training, qualified in the military occupational specialty of light truck driver (MOS 345), and assigned to Company A, 78th Engineer Combat Battalion. Honorably discharged as a Technician Fifth Grade on August 26, 1947 at Fort Benning, Georgia. Earned the WWII Victory Medal for service during the period of eligibility.
(This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission.)
Source: https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2281774
Glenn married Gray, Ruthie Faye 'Ruth' on 30 Jul 1949, and was divorced in 2011. Ruthie (daughter of Gray, John Jasper and Mitchell, Mary Elsie) was born on 7 Mar 1927 in Noble, Richland County, Illinois; died on 8 Apr 2019 in Republic Nursing and Rehab, Springfield, Greene County, Missouri; was buried on 14 Apr 2019 in Rivermonte Memorial Gardens, Springfield, Greene County, Missouri. |