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WENCIS, Felix Joseph - Date of
birth
25 May 1919 -
Age
25 -
Place of birth
Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts -
Hometown
Brighton, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31031796 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
101st Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
21 March 1945 - Place of
death
Near Ottweiler, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 32 | 4 |
Immediate family
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Members
Felix J. Wencis (father)
Amelia (Knapck) Wencis (mother)
Julius J. Wencis (brother)
Julia Wencis (sister)
Helen Wencis (sister)
Bronya A. Wencis (sister)
Blanche Wencis (sister)
Jennie A. Wencis (sister)
Stanley Wencis (brother)
Edward M. Wencis (brother)
Frank A. Wencis (brother)
More information
T/Sgt Felix J. Wencis attended high school for three years before he enlisted in Boston, Massachusetts on 20 March 1941.He died in a hospital to the effects of artillery shell fragments.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Limey, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com - Bronya A. Sharkey, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files / Paul Mantos Family Tree, www.fold3.com - 26th Infantry Division
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