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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 tailgunner aboard a Lockheed PV-1, a bomber, similar to the more recognized B-52. His squadron had 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. At that time, Glenn's duty was, but not limited to, being a marksman 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 amongst the first to die 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, 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 he had attended high school with, had never 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 millwright 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, retroactively incidental compared to the labor of each new day. He and Anna were then and continue to be an inspiration to their family, country, the church and many others for their many contributions such as to the Native American people and other people and organizations in need from a diversity of different backgrounds.