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WENGER, Walter Nolt Jr - Date of
birth
2 April 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33772295 -
Rank
Private -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
317th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
8 January 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Ringel, Luxembourg
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Walter N. Wenger Sr. (father)
Elsie (Snyder) Wenger (mother)
More information
Pvt Walter N. Wenger Jr. was a maintenance painter before he enlisted in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania on 4 March 1944.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / Pierce Family Tree / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Dave Hansen