WWII

Wendell Leo Rich

Rate / Rank
SFC

Birthdate
August 3 1919

Date of Death
May 11 2001

Branch
US Army

Active Duty Service
December 20 1940 - December 21 1960

Conflicts & Campaigns

European Theater of Operations

Significant Duty Stations

Enlisted; Albany, Georgia.
39 Infantry Regiment
Squad Leader Heavy Mortar Company, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Nuremberg, Germany

Decorations & Citations

European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with five battle stars
American Defense Medal; Good Conduct Medal; World War II Victory Medal
Presidential Unit Citation

Notes

Born; Grady County, Georgia. US Army service number 14-035-326. Retired after 20 years service US Army. Employed by Havana, Florida Police Department and later Security, Tallahassee Memorial Hospital. Burial; Concord Cemetery, Gadsden County, Florida.