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

NARA - Display Full Records

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)

Brief Scope: This series contains records of approximately nine million men and women who enlisted in the United States Army, including the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps.

Source: aad.archives.gov/aad/
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Enlistment Date
Army Branch
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Residence
Enlistment Term
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Occupation
Marital Status
Birth Date
Birth Place
Source Box Number
Source Film Reel Number
Conflict Period
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