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WARDWELL, Theodore Maxwell "Ted" - Date of
birth
23 June 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Sheridan, Sheridan County, Wyoming -
Hometown
Oneida County, Wisconsin
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
11121584 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
325th Glider Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
1 November 1944 - Place of
death
The Netherlands
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 20 | 24 |
Immediate family
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Members
Theodore M. Wardwell (father)
Lucretia A. (Goff) Wardwell (mother)
Griffin W.P. Wardwell (brother)
More information
Pfc Theodore M. Wardwell Jr. enlisted in Cambridge, Massachusetts on 1 December 1942.He was born in Cheyenne, Wyoming and at the age of 5 moved with his family to Wisconsin when his father accepted the city management in Rhinelander. He graduated with the class of 1942 in Rhinelander High School, where he was one of the most popular of the student body. He was active in band and intramural athletics. In the fall of 1942 he enrolled in Massachusetts Institute of Technology, preparing for a career in engineering. The following spring he entered service and was assigned to Camp Roberts, in California, for basic training. On completion of basic, he enrolled in the Army Specialized Training Program and assigned to City College of New York for engineering service. When the ASTP activity was curtailed, he requested combat assignment and was sent to Fort Bragg, where he was trained with a tank destroyer unit.
Pfc Wardwell went overseas in June of this year, arriving in England early in July. There he was transferred to the airborne infantry and his unit entered the fight for Europe in September.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, Astrid van Erp, www.ww2-airborne.us, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.newspapers.com - The Rhinelander Daily News (Wisconsin), WWII Draft Card
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.ancestry.com - The Rhinelander High School Yearbook 1942