Sgt. Glen Arthur Wittekindt
Born: 4 March 1921 – Oak Park, Illinois
Parents: Henry H. Wittekindt & Attie Amundsen-Wittekindt
Siblings: 1 sister, 1 brother
Home:
– 712 Chicago Avenue, Maywood, Illinois
Education:
– Lincoln School
– Proviso Township High School
– Class of 1938
– Illinois Institute of Technology
– Bachelor of Science – 1943
Occupation: mechanical engineer – Armstrong Brothers Tool Company- Chicago, Illinois
Selective Service Registration: 16 February 1942
Contact Person: Henry H. Wittekindt – father
Inducted:
– 1943
Serial Number: Unknown
Training:
– California
– combat engineer
Unit: C Company, 173rd Combat Engineer Battalion
Engagements:
– Aguni
– Korea
– Battle of Leyte
– Battle of Okinawa
– contracted a disease
Died:
– 7 October 1946
– Hines Veterans Administration Hospital. Hines, Illinois
Buried:
– 10 October 1946 – Acacia Park Cemetery – Chicago, Illinois
