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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Wendell C. Voss

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Crawfordsville, Iowa

Honored By

Jan Bos

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

PRIVATE FIRST CLASS, WAS A PARATROOPER IN C BATTERY, 376TH PARACHUTE FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION, 82ND AIRBORNE DIVISION. C BATTERY PARTICIPATED IN OPERATION HUSKY II (11 JULY 1943) IN SICILY. HE WAS ONBOARD OF C-47 41-18522 THAT WAS SHOT DOWN BY FRIENDLY FIRE. HIS BODY WAS NEVER RECOVERED. HE IS MEMORIALIZED ON THE WALL OF MISSING OF THE SICILY ROME CEMETERY IN NETTUNO, ITALY.