Dennis Ray Glenn

Dennis Ray Glenn was raised in Emmet County and graduated from Estherville High School in the class of 1966. After school he worked for American Airlines out of Chicago. He enlisted in the Marine Corps in October 1966. He arrived in South Vietnam on May 17, 1967 serving with the 3rd Marine Division. PFC Glenn was killed twelve days into his tour on May 29. He died as the result of chest wounds inflicted by enemy rifle fire. The 19-year-old’s body was returned to Iowa and buried at the East Side Cemetery in Estherville. Glenn was the first Vietnam War fatality from Estherville.