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SEDAM, Wendell Emerson - Date of
birth
30 June 1924 -
Age
20 -
Place of birth
Logansport, Cass County, 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
-
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 attended James Whitcomb Riley High School with class of 1945 when he enlisted in Toledo, Ohio on 8 June 1943.
Source of information: Tjarco Schuurman, 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