Suggested edit From FAG Contributor 47496100
His father remarried in January of 1914, ten months later Rush Jr. was born.
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US Army WORLD WAR II
Major Rush S. Wells, Jr. KIA
Graduated US Military Academy class of 1940.
Hometown: Alabama
142nd Infantry Regiment, 36th Infantry Division
Service#O-023191
Awards: Silver Star, Purple Heart
Died in Salerno, Italy Jan 28, 1944 commanding 3rd battalion in the assault across the Rapido.
After a brief rest the 36th returned to combat, 15 November 1944. It captured Mount Maggiore, Mount Lungo, and the village of San Pietro despite strong enemy positions and severe winter weather. This grueling campaign was marked by futile attempts to establish and secure a bridgehead across the Rapido River, 1 January 1944, to 8 February 1944. The division attacked across the Rapido River January 20, 1944 but was harshly refused, and two regiments were virtually destroyed and the attack was stopped January 22, 1944. Strong controversy flared among the officers of the division and general Mark Wayne Clark, criticized for having ordered a frontal attack difficult and accused of having caused the disaster. After the war the United States Congress, urged by veterans of the division, played an investigation into the causes and responsibility for the defeat on the Rapido River.
His father remarried in January of 1914, ten months later Rush Jr. was born.
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US Army WORLD WAR II
Major Rush S. Wells, Jr. KIA
Graduated US Military Academy class of 1940.
Hometown: Alabama
142nd Infantry Regiment, 36th Infantry Division
Service#O-023191
Awards: Silver Star, Purple Heart
Died in Salerno, Italy Jan 28, 1944 commanding 3rd battalion in the assault across the Rapido.
After a brief rest the 36th returned to combat, 15 November 1944. It captured Mount Maggiore, Mount Lungo, and the village of San Pietro despite strong enemy positions and severe winter weather. This grueling campaign was marked by futile attempts to establish and secure a bridgehead across the Rapido River, 1 January 1944, to 8 February 1944. The division attacked across the Rapido River January 20, 1944 but was harshly refused, and two regiments were virtually destroyed and the attack was stopped January 22, 1944. Strong controversy flared among the officers of the division and general Mark Wayne Clark, criticized for having ordered a frontal attack difficult and accused of having caused the disaster. After the war the United States Congress, urged by veterans of the division, played an investigation into the causes and responsibility for the defeat on the Rapido River.
Suggested edit From FAG Contributor 47496100
His father remarried in January of 1914, ten months later Rush Jr. was born.
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US Army WORLD WAR II
Major Rush S. Wells, Jr. KIA
Graduated US Military Academy class of 1940.
Hometown: Alabama
142nd Infantry Regiment, 36th Infantry Division
Service#O-023191
Awards: Silver Star, Purple Heart
Died in Salerno, Italy Jan 28, 1944 commanding 3rd battalion in the assault across the Rapido.
After a brief rest the 36th returned to combat, 15 November 1944. It captured Mount Maggiore, Mount Lungo, and the village of San Pietro despite strong enemy positions and severe winter weather. This grueling campaign was marked by futile attempts to establish and secure a bridgehead across the Rapido River, 1 January 1944, to 8 February 1944. The division attacked across the Rapido River January 20, 1944 but was harshly refused, and two regiments were virtually destroyed and the attack was stopped January 22, 1944. Strong controversy flared among the officers of the division and general Mark Wayne Clark, criticized for having ordered a frontal attack difficult and accused of having caused the disaster. After the war the United States Congress, urged by veterans of the division, played an investigation into the causes and responsibility for the defeat on the Rapido River.
His father remarried in January of 1914, ten months later Rush Jr. was born.
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US Army WORLD WAR II
Major Rush S. Wells, Jr. KIA
Graduated US Military Academy class of 1940.
Hometown: Alabama
142nd Infantry Regiment, 36th Infantry Division
Service#O-023191
Awards: Silver Star, Purple Heart
Died in Salerno, Italy Jan 28, 1944 commanding 3rd battalion in the assault across the Rapido.
After a brief rest the 36th returned to combat, 15 November 1944. It captured Mount Maggiore, Mount Lungo, and the village of San Pietro despite strong enemy positions and severe winter weather. This grueling campaign was marked by futile attempts to establish and secure a bridgehead across the Rapido River, 1 January 1944, to 8 February 1944. The division attacked across the Rapido River January 20, 1944 but was harshly refused, and two regiments were virtually destroyed and the attack was stopped January 22, 1944. Strong controversy flared among the officers of the division and general Mark Wayne Clark, criticized for having ordered a frontal attack difficult and accused of having caused the disaster. After the war the United States Congress, urged by veterans of the division, played an investigation into the causes and responsibility for the defeat on the Rapido River.
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Entered the service from Alabama.
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