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WENCL, Ben - Date of
birth
9 December 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Havana, Steele County, Minnesota -
Hometown
Steele County, Minnesota
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37300254 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
L Company,
3rd Battalion,
422nd Infantry Regiment,
106th Infantry Division
-
Awards
unknown
Death
-
Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
17 March 1945 - Place of
death
Mühlberg, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 20 | 21 |
Immediate family
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Members
Louis J. Wencl (father)
Elsie (Stancl) Wencl (mother)
Donald W. Wencl (brother)
Raymond E. Wencl (brother)
Robert Wencl (brother)
Blanch E. Wencl (sister)
More information
Pfc Ben Wencl was taken prisoner on 16 December 1944 in Germany and died of malnutrition and heart failure in Stalag IV-B.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com, - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / Olson Family Tree, archives.gov,
Photo source: www.findagrave.com