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Personal info

Full name
WENDA, Joseph John
Date of birth
26 July 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
O1319878
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Function
unknown
Unit
30th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
30 October 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of St. Dié, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 47 16

Immediate family

Members
Joseph Wenda (father)
Stefy Wenda (mother)
Geon Wenda (brother)
Stephne Wenda (sister)
Adam Wenda (brother)

More information

2nd Lt Joseph J. Wenda attended high school for four years and was a welder, employed by the General Electric Company, before he enlisted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 7 November 1942. He was sent overseas on 28 August 1944.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy