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SEDAM, Wendell Emerson - Date of
birth
30 June 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Logansport, Cass, Indiana -
Hometown
St. Joseph County, Indiana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35556690 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
508th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
29 December 1944 - Place of
death
Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 2 | 50 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Claude L. Sedam (father)
Bridget G. (Burns) Sedam (mother)
Kenneth D. Sedam (brother)
David A. Sedam (brother)
More information
Pvt Wendell E. Sedam enlisted in Toledo, Ohio on 8 June 1943.He attended James Whitcomb Riley High School, class of 1945.
Source of information: Tjarco Schuurman, Erwin Derhaag, www.archives.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ww2-airborne.us, www.ancestry.com - Diana L. Carlson
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, James Whitcomb Riley High School - Hoosier Poet Yearbook (South Bend, IN), School Yearbook