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WOLFENBARGER, Wendell Wiley - Date of
birth
17 March 1918 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Denton, Fergus County, Montana -
Hometown
Neosho, Newton County, Missouri
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37742173 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
328th Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart,
Belgian Croix de Guerre with Palm
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
18 January 1945 - Place of
death
Near Berlé, Luxembourg
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 1 | 47 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Lewis M. Wolfenbarger (father)
Dora D. (Wiley) Wolfenbarger (mother)
James I. Wolfenbarger (brother)
Billy J. Wolfenbarger (brother)
Ruby M. (Barlow) Wolfenbarger (wife)
Wylene C. Wolfenbarger (daughter)
Billie R. Wolfenbarger (daughter)
More information
Sgt Wendell Wolfenbarger attended high school for four years and was employed at the Neosho post office before he enlisted at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas on 2 May 1944. He was sent overseas in October 1944.He was posthumously awarded the Silver Star Medal for his action in covering the withdrawal of two of his comrades, Morgan and Montgomery.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Wolfenbarger Family Tree, www.findagrave.com – ForgetMeNot, www.fold3.com – 26th Infantry Division
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery / Floyd Smith