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Walter C Wetzel

World War II · US Army

United States of America

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Walter C. Wetzel burial markerWalter C. Wetzel burial marker
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US, Medal of Honor Recipients, 1863-2013
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Walter C WetzelWalter C Wetzel
Birth, Custom, Enlistment, Military Service, Other, PeopleUS, WWII Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
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Index Record27 Nov 2008
Walter C. WetzelWalter C. Wetzel
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Memorial7 Oct 2013

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Walter C. Wetzel - Medal of Honor WinnerPrivate First Class Walter C. Wetzel, 13th Infantry Regiment As acting squad leader in the regimental Anti-Tank Company, PFC Wetzel defended his platoon's command post from an enemy attack on 3 April 1945. Wetzel threw himself on either 1 or 2 enemy grenades (sources vary) thrown into the command post. His Medal of Honor was awarded posthumously. This page includes a first-hand account from one of the soldiers who was with him that morning in the command post.

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http://www.adoptiegraven-database.nl/index.php?option=com_content&id=433:wetzel-walter-c&Itemid=151
Birth, Other
http://www.army.mil/medalofhonor/citations23.html#W
Death