World War II Honoree

Wendell J. Hartley

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Roanoke, Indiana

Honored By

Huntington County Veterans Service Office

DRAFTED BEFORE SENIOR YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL. SERVED JULY 5, 1943 TO APRIL 20, 1946, ACHIEVING RANK OF PRIVATE 1ST CLASS. AS HEAVY MACHINE-GUNNER, SAW DUTY IN THE RHINELAND AND CENTRAL EUROPE CAMPAIGNS, PRIMARILY WITH 274TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 70TH INFANTRY DIVISION. EARNED AMERICAN THEATER RIBBON, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER RIBBON WITH 2 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. ON VETERAN'S DAY 2002, WAS PRESENTED WITH HIS DELAYED HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA BY HUNTINGTON NORTH HIGH SCHOOL.