Maurice Albert “Maury” Glassy was born on August 10, 1923, in Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington. He was the son of Frank Arthur Glassy and Marguerite Charnot Glassy. He was married to Nelle Jean Stevenson Glassy. He served in the 32nd Bomb Squadron, 301st Bomb Group, Heavy, as a Technical Sergeant and Ball Turret Gunner of B-17G #44-8186 nicknamed ''Sugar Report'' during World War II.

On December 26, 1944, the B-17G “Sugar Report” took off from Lucera, Italy, for a bombing mission aimed at the Blechhammer oil refinery in German-occupied Poland. During the operation, the aircraft was heavily damaged by German flak, but managed to stay airborne after the crew manually released the bombs. Unable to return to base, the aircraft made a successful emergency landing near Hatalov, Slovakia, where the crew was aided by local civilians and Soviet troops. After spending 51 days in the area, all ten airmen were safely repatriated by mid-February 1945, and continued in it's duty till the end of the war in Europe.

TSgt Glassy graduated from Gonzaga University and spent his career in industrial air pollution control and as a landlord. He died on November 5, 2012, and is now buried in the Mountain View Cemetery, Ashland, Jackson County, Oregon, USA.

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