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Glenn E Stewart

Born: February 19, 1923 Passed: November 5, 2011

Glenn Eugene Stewart, was amongst many other roles, a serviceman in the U.S. Navy from 1941 until 1943. He had chosen to enlist and defend his country from the tyranny of Nazi Germany in World War II and was stationed in the Pacific Ocean when the United States, was lastly attacked at Pearl Harbor and brought into the war. Placed on an aircraft carrier, he was given active duty as a tailgunner aboard a Lockheed PV-1, a bomber, similar to the more recognized B-52. His squadron underwent many missions mostly in the pacific ocean, along with many other squadrons airborne from the aircraft carriers that sailed and continue to this day to sail the seas protecting the borders of the United States of America. At that time, Glenn's duty was, but not limited to, being a marksman (tailgunner) in a small glass encased bubble, atop and near the rear of the vessel that escorted the fighter planes brought into battle that are often remembered more so for the battles commonly known as "dogfights." These servicemen were typically the first to be killed in battle as they were an easy target and were often times outgunned by the more skilled opponent who had a sturdier level of protection and room for error in their shooting. Another duty for Glenn along with his comrades was maintaining and fueling airplanes. At one time, he did so for John Glenn who would later be one of America's greatly revered astronauts. After several years of service, the aircraft he was assigned to, was shot down and he was rescued and brought to a veterans hospital where he recovered, was given an honorable discharge and eventually returned to his hometown, Tyrone, Pennsylvania, where he would find, fall in love with, and marry his wife, Anna. She was a woman, born March 14th, 1921, that he had attended high school with, not before then ever actually met and like himself, known to be a Christian and was of very high repute. Their marriage had taken place in Pennsylvania, however, he quickly accepted an offer to relocate and work as a millright at the General Motors axle plant, Chevrolet of Buffalo, or as it was commonly called, "The Chevy Plant." Once Glenn and Anna were married, and settled into a house, they extended their family within a year, beginning with two daughters, Mary then Barbara, and two sons, Glen and eventually Robert. Glenn was mostly quiet with an all encompassing spirit towards people, speaking only of the Second Great War in response to inquiry, often times from the discovery of relics such as his uniform, badges and log book all of which he considered to be merely incidental compared to the labor of each new day. Anna passed on September 9th, 2010 of natural causes followed by Glenn's passing on November 5th 2011 also of natural causes, leaving a legacy of mutual commitment to each other, family, community, country and abroad. He and Anna were then and continue now to be an inspiration to their family, country, the church and many others for their many contributions to special interest groups such as the Native American people, children with and without disabilities and many other people and organizations from a diversity of backgrounds who have expressed need.