World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Harry A. Wenk
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Newark, New Jersey
Honored By
George Weck
Relationship
Friend
METALSMITH FIRST CLASS WENK WAS STATIONED IN SAN DIEGO, HAWAII, THE PHILIPPINES AND THE SOUTH PACIFIC. FOLLOWING THE NAVY'S SIXTH FLEET, HE SAW LIMITED COMBAT, BUT A JAPANESE PLANE ONCE STRAFED HIS SHIP LEAVING HIM WITH A MINOR INJURY WHEN SHRAPNEL GRAZED HIM, CUTTING HIS FACE.