More detail on this person: Obituary for GLENN L. PARMETER Belgrade News (MT) - Friday, October 28, 2005 Retired Lt. Col. Glenn L. Parmeter, U.S. Army, died Oct. 15, 2005. Glenn was born in Belgrade on Nov. 20, 1925. His parents were Claude H. Parmeter, a saddle maker and World War I veteran from Sheridan, Wyo., and Pearl J. Connolly from Fort Benton. In 1928, his parents separated and his mother sent Glenn to live with his aunt in Auburn, Wash., where he subsequently went to school. Glenn often remarked that those were the happiest days of his childhood. During this period, Glenn's mother, now a beautician, remarried in 1931 and divorced in 1932 and it was in the fall of 1932 that Glenn rejoined his mother in Missoula and attended Central Elementary. His mother married her third husband, Addison Odom, in January 1933. Glenn later was sent to live with his grandfather in Cut Bank, eventually moving to Missoula where he attended Hawthorne Elementary, St. Joseph's Boarding School and Missoula County High School. On Nov. 20, 1942, Glenn enlisted in the U.S. Navy and was sent to Farragut, Idaho, for boot camp and then assigned to the USS Yorktown, serving on board from 1943 to 1946 as a gunner's mate third class. Returning to Missoula upon discharge from the Navy, Glenn enrolled at the University of Montana, studying history until 1949, at which time he was commissioned a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army and ordered to Fort Knox, Ky. After completing training at Fort Knox, he was posted to Germany with the 6th Armored Division as an armor officer. In 1952, he reported to Fort Sill, Okla., for fixed wing flight training. Glenn later served in Korea from 1954-55 with the 5th Light Aviation Section and Korean military advisory group. Upon returning from Korea, he attended rotary wing training at Fort Rucker, Ala. After completing that training, he was ordered to Germany and served as company commander, 504th Aviation Company, 47th Armored Division. In 1963, as a major, he commanded the 119th Aviation Company in Vietnam and served there until 1965. In 1966, as a lieutenant colonel, he was ordered to the limited warfare laboratory at Aberdeen Proving Grounds and was there until 1969. At that time he received orders to Mannheim, Germany, and served as deputy commander, U.S. Army Combat Equipment Group at VII Corps. While in Germany, Glenn completed course work and was awarded a B.S. in military science from Maryland University. Glenn retired from the Army in 1972 as a lieutenant colonel. His numerous medals, awards and achievements include: U.S. Army Master Aviator Wings, Bronze Star, Air Medal with four Oak Leaf Clusters, Army Commendation Medal, Navy Presidential Unit Citation (two awards), World War II Pacific Theater Medal (five Battle Stars) and the Service in Vietnam War Medal. In 1973, while traveling in Europe, he met his future wife, Tottie, at the airport in London en route to Spain. On July 11, 1975, they were married in the Stow Park Presbyterian Church in Newport, South Wales, U.K. Glenn was preceded in death by his father, mother, stepfather, golden retriever "Gus" and black cat "Sammy." He is survived by his wife Tottie; half sister Christy Odom; sister-in-law Wendy (Keith) Edmondson; nieces Rhian (Stuart) Watt and Nerys (Steve) Brooks; great-nephews Alexander Watt and Cameron Watt; great-niece Cerys Brooks; and of course, by his and Tottie's cat, Dinah May. The celebration of Glenn's life will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29, at Garden City Funeral Home. Military dress is encouraged. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials be made to the Missoula Humane Society, Hospice, Habitat for Humanity or the Rocky Mountain Museum of Military History.
Burial information: Western Montana State Veterans Cemetery, Missoula, MT
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