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WENGER, Russell - Date of
birth
13 November 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
New Jersey -
Hometown
Englishtown, Middlesex County, New Jersey
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32917086 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
51st Armored Infantry Battalion,
4th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
6 March 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Nattenheim, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| I | 12 | 27 |
Immediate family
-
Members
John R. Wenger (father)
Edith A. (Reiniger) Wenger (mother)
Edward E. Wenger (brother)
Edith M. Wenger (sister)
John R. Wenger (brother)
George E. Wenger (brother)
William R. Wenger (brother)
Mary Wenger (sister)
Theodore Wenger (brother)
Agnes Wenger (sister)
More information
Pvt Russell Wenger enlisted in Newark, New Jersey on 22 April 1943.
Source of information: André Koch, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Patti Wasesky-Strickler