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Wendt, Herman A.

Date of death:
August 10th, 1943 (Province of Messina, Sicily region, Italy)
Buried on:
Sicily-Rome American Cemetery and Memorial
Nationality:
American (1776 - present, Republic)

Biography

Private Herman A. Wendt is buried at the Sicily-Rome American Cemetery and Memorial, Nettuno/province of Rome, Italy. Plot: F, Row: 11, Grave: 50.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Private
Unit:
Medical Detachment, 1st Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division "The Rock of the Marne", U.S. Army
For action performed on 10 August 1943 after crossing Di Zappula River near Hill Di Marco/Province of Messina, Sicily region, Italy.

Headquarters, Seventh U.S. Army, General Orders No. 37 (1943).
Posthumously awarded.
Citation unavailable.
Distinguished Service Cross (DSC)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Private
Unit:
Medical Detachment, 1st Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division "The Rock of the Marne", U.S. Army

This award was obtained in the form of an Oak Leave to be attached on the ribbon of the first award.
Purple Heart

Sources

  • - White, N.W., From Fedala to Berchtesgaden – A History of the Seventh United States Infantry in World War II, Keystone Print Inc., Brockton, Massachusetts, USA, 1947
    - Taggart, D.G., History of the Third Infantry Division in World War II, The Battery Press, Nashville, USA, 1987
    - Homeofheroes.com
    - American Battle Monuments Commission

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