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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Donald A. Wendt

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Marshfield, Wisconsin

Honored By

Gordon Holcomb

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED WITH MILITARY POLICE UNTIL APPOINTED TO OFFICER'S CANDIDATE SCHOOL AT FORT BENNING, GEORGIA. COMMISSIONED A SECOND LIEUTENANT AND ASSIGNED AS A PLATOON LEADER WITH 90TH DIVISION WHICH PARTICIPATED IN THE NORMANDY INVASION AND LANDING ON UTAH BEACH JUNE 6, 1944. AWARDED PURPLE HEART AFTER BEING SERIOUSLY WOUNDED BY MORTAR FIRE NEAR ST. MERE EGLISE JUNE 11, 1944. AFTER RECOVERING FROM HIS WOUNDS, WAS ASSIGNED NON-COMBAT POSITIONS IN ENGLAND AND FRANCE UNTIL WAR'S END.