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SSgt. Elmer Ernest Wenzel Jr.

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SSgt. Elmer Ernest Wenzel Jr. Veteran

Birth
Royersford, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
1 May 1943 (aged 21)
Brest, Departement du Finistère, Bretagne, France
Burial
Saint-James, Departement de la Manche, Basse-Normandie, France Add to Map
Plot
TABLETS OF THE MISSING
Memorial ID
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Missing in action
B17 # 42-29620 - Target UBoat Harbor St. Nazire France, Crashed Brest Harbor
67th Bomber Squadron, 30th Bomber Group - All Crew Members KIA

Name:
Elmer E Wenzel Jr

Inducted From:
Pennsylvania

Rank:
Staff Sergeant

Combat Organization:
367th Bomber Squadron 306th Bomber

Death Date:
1 May 1943

Monument:
Brittany, France

Last Known Status:
Missing
U.S. Awards:
Purple Heart Medal
Air Medal

From: National Archives and Records Administration. Register, World War II Dead Interred in American Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil and World War II and Korea Missing or Lost or Buried at Sea. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration.
Missing in action
B17 # 42-29620 - Target UBoat Harbor St. Nazire France, Crashed Brest Harbor
67th Bomber Squadron, 30th Bomber Group - All Crew Members KIA

Name:
Elmer E Wenzel Jr

Inducted From:
Pennsylvania

Rank:
Staff Sergeant

Combat Organization:
367th Bomber Squadron 306th Bomber

Death Date:
1 May 1943

Monument:
Brittany, France

Last Known Status:
Missing
U.S. Awards:
Purple Heart Medal
Air Medal

From: National Archives and Records Administration. Register, World War II Dead Interred in American Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil and World War II and Korea Missing or Lost or Buried at Sea. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration.

Inscription

SSGT 367 BOMB SQ 306 BOMB GP (H) PENNSYLVANIA

Gravesite Details

Entered the service from Pennsylvania




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  • Maintained by: WWII History Fan
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 7, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56353330/elmer_ernest-wenzel: accessed ), memorial page for SSgt. Elmer Ernest Wenzel Jr. (18 Jul 1921–1 May 1943), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56353330, citing Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-James, Departement de la Manche, Basse-Normandie, France; Maintained by WWII History Fan (contributor 48178484).