World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Charles F. Wernicke
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Union County, New Jersey
Honored By
Alexander Jacobs, Jr.
SERVED WITH COMPANY 'A', 505TH PARACHUTE INFANTRY REGIMENT, 82ND AIRBORNE DIVISION. KILLED IN ACTION ON JUNE 6,1944 IN NORMANDY, FRANCE. AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, PARACHUTIST BADGE, AND COMBAT INFANTRY BADGE.