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Military service
Service number:
J/39857
Age:
28
Rank:
Flying Officer
Force:
Air Force
Unit/Regiment:
Royal Canadian Air Force
Division:
19 (R.A.F.) Sqdn
Birth:
May 6, 1916
Turton, South Dakota
Enlistment:
March 20, 1941
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Death:
June 7, 1944
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Son of August and Neva Harvey Wendt, of Little Falls, Minnesota, United States.
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Grave Marker
Grave marker of William David Wendt RCAF of Hibbing, Minnesota, U.S.A. at Eturqueraye Churchyard Burial Grounds, Eturqueraye, Eure, France. F/O Wendt was killed in action at the age of 28 while attached to No. 19 Squadron, Royal Air Force (Fighter Command) when his flak damaged North American P-51 Mustang Mk III (FZ141) crashed near Caen, Calavdos, France on June 7, 1944. -
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Flight Officer William David Wendt
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Flying Officer William David Wendt
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer William David Wendt
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer William David Wendt
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 475 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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