Gladys H. Couch

  • ASN:
    18081275
  • DATE OF BIRTH
    Oct 26, 1920
  • DATE OF DEATH
    Jun 10, 1944
FULL NAME:

Gladys H. Couch

ARMY SERIAL NUMBER (ASN):

18081275

  • DATE OF BIRTH: Oct 26, 1920
  • DATE OF DEATH: Jun 10, 1944
RESIDENCE (DURING WWII):

DeLeon, Comanche County, Texas

DATE / PLACE OF ENLISTMENT:
  • DATE OF ENLISTMENT:
    Apr 17, 1942
  • PLACE OF ENLISTMENT:
    Dallas, Texas
ORGANIZATION:
  • MAIN UNIT:
    38th Infantry Regiment
  • SUBUNIT:
    Company C, 1st Battalion
RANK / POSITION IN UNIT (LAST KNOWN):
  • RANK:
    Private First Class (Pfc.)
  • POSITION IN UNIT:
    Rifleman
BATTLES AND CAMPAIGNS:

✭ Normandy Campaign (6 June – 24 July 1944)

DECORATIONS AND CITATIONS (AWARDS):

🎖Purple Heart, 🎖European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, 🎖American Defense Service Medal, 🎖Combat Infantry Badge

STATUS:
  • CATEGORY:
    Killed in action (KIA)
  • DATE:
    Jun 10, 1944
  • LOCATION:
    Cerisy-la-Forêt
  • NOTES:
    German sniper (per morning report): "Battalion attacked south through Cerisy forest to present location two and a half miles south of Cerisy-la-Forest. Snipers active. 1 Officer and 5 enlisted men wounded, 2 enlisted men killed."
HONORED BY:

Matthew Meador, Family Member

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File Unit: Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938 - 1946 (Enlistment Records)
in the Series: World War II Army Enlistment Records, created 6/1/2002 - 9/30/2002, documenting the period ca. 1938 - 1946. - Record Group 64 (info)

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SOLDIER RECORD:
Full Name
Gladys H Couch
Army Serial Number
18081275
Enlistment Place
Dallas Texas
Enlistment Date
17 Apr 1942
Army Branch
Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Service Branch
Army
Race or Ethnicity
White
Residence
Comanche County, Texas
Enlistment Term
Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Source of Army Personnel
Civil Life
Level of Education
Grammar school
Occupation
Semiskilled chauffeurs and drivers, bus, taxi, truck, and tractor
Marital Status
Married
Birth Date
1920
Birth Place
Texas
Source Box Number
0276
Source Film Reel Number
2.133
Conflict Period
World War II
Served for
United States of America

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