Glenn Earl Trowbridge

Aisne-Marne American Cemetery with aligned white headstones and a memorial chapel.

World War I (WWI)
-
Fallen

Albee, SD


County:
Williams

Date of Loss:

Military Service:
    Branch of Service:
    Army
    Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
    Company E, 164th Infantry
    Conflicts Served:
    World War I (WWI)
Silver Star
(1919-12-31)

Circumstances:

Died, July 21, 1918, of wounds received in action.

Buried, Grave 43, Row 5, Block A, Aisne-Marne American Cemetery, Belleau, Aisne, France.

Name NOT included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.

Information found in Volume 4, page 3286 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Not a registrant, under age. Born, Albee, S. Dak., May 12, 1898, of American parents. Occupation - laborer. Enlisted in Company E, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at Williston, on Aug. 1, 1917. Served in Company E, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard (Company E, 164th Infantry), to Jan. 18, 1918; Company C, 26th Infantry, to death. Overseas from Dec. 15, 1917, to death. Engagements: Offensive: Aisne-Marne. Defensive: Montdidier-Noyon. Defensive Sectors: Ansauville (Lorraine); Cantigny (Picardy). Cited in General Orders No. 1, Headquarters, 1st Division, Camp Zachary Taylor, Ky., Jan. 1, 1920, for gallantry in action and especially meritorious services. Entitled to wear a silver star.