United States Army Lieutenant Colonel Glenn Edward Wilt was born in Montra, Shelby County, Ohio on October 17th, 1932 to the late Clyde and LaDonna Wilt. Glenn began his remarkable career in the U. S Army following college, he enlisting In the U. Army in 1951, he was sent to Fort Knox, Kentucky for his basic training course. After completing basie training, he remained at Fort Knox and instructed close combat tactics on the Battle Indoctrine Range. In June 1952, he was assigned to the Officers Candidate School at Aberdeen Proving. Ground, Maryland and received his commission in December 1952. Lieutenant Wilt then attended the Officers’ Automotive Maintenance and Repair School at Aberdeen, and upon completion of this training was assigned to Lordstown, Ohio Ordnance Depot in March 1953, and served as the Storage Officer for the Vehicle Storage and Issue Branch of the Storage Division. During the Korean War 2nd Lt. Wilt, Lordstown Ordnance Depot, was registered to the Far East Command and transferred to Yokohama, Japan, and will leave the depot for his new post where he was promoted to Captain. During the Vietnam war he was promoted to Major and then Lieutenant Colonel of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Ordinance Corp and Bomb Disposal. He was awarded this Army Commendation medal in 1966 while serving in Germany, he was then awarded this Legion of Merit Medal in 1967 and the the 2nd award oak leaf cluster to the Legion of Merit in 1971 when he retired from the Army. After his Army service, Glenn joined the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco & Firearms as the first Explosives Enforcement Officer in the agency. Following his time with the BATF, Glenn became the Executive Director of the International Association of Bomb Technicians & Investigators. Lieutenant Colonel Glenn Edward Wilt, 87, of South Pittsburg, Tennessee passed away at his home on January 12th, 2020. He is buried at the Chattanooga National Cemetery. Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee. I will include 13 full size printed research documents as presented. ORIGINAL STERLING SILVER WORLD WAR II ERA UNITED STATES ARMY LEGION OF MERIT MEDAL, W/ GOLD TONE FULL WRAP BROOCH. ORIGINAL KOREAN WAR ERA ARMY COMMENDATION MEDAL, W/ SLOT CRIMP BROOCH. RIBBON DRAPES TESTED U. Please let me know if there’s anything else I can do for you!
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