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First Name: Wendel
Last Name: Messec
Birthplace: Cushing, TX, USA
Gender: Male
Branch: Army (1784 - present)
Home of Record: Kennard, TX |
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Middle Name: C.
Date of Birth: 11 November 1916
Date of Death: 07 March 2006
Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
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Wendel Carl Messec
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Engagements: • World War II (1941 - 1945)• Korean War (1950 - 1953)
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Biography:
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Wendel Carl Messec
Lieutenant Colonel, U. S. Army
Silver Star
Headquarters, 41st Infantry Division, General Orders No. 11 (1944)
(UNCONFIRMED – Citation Needed): Wendell C. Messec, United States Army, is reported to have been awarded the Silver Star under the below-listed General Orders for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against the enemy while serving with the 41st Infantry Division during World War II.
The War Department made a press release about the awarded Silver Star in SIS press release A-401.
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Texas Exceptional Gallantry
added by drjones46 on 6/29/2025.
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Honoree ID: 338704 |
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Created by:
drjones46 |
