Robert A. Glaessner
Graduating
Class of 1939
Served in
World War II
First Lieutenant
Robert A. Glaessner
Army
436th Bombardment Squadron
7th Bomber Group
Heavy
Hometown
Milwaukee, WI
Date of Birth
Location of Death
Yangon, Myanmar
Date of Death
Location of Burial
Unknown
More About First Lieutenant Glaessner
First Lieutenant Glaessner studied chemistry at UW-Madison. His thesis is entitled, “Titration Reactions of Permanganate in Alkaline solution”.
1st Lt. Glaessner enlisted 08 October 1941 and was the navigator of a B-24D (#41-11912) with the 10th Air Force.
He is memorialized on the Tablets of the Missing at the Manila American Cemetery in Manila, Philippines.
He was awarded the Purple Heart and the Flying Cross.