Jerome A Wentzel

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Jerome A Wentzel

Also Known As: "Jerry"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Pennsylvania, United States
Death: June 06, 1944 (23-24)
Beuzeville-au-Plain, Manche, Normandy, France (Plane shot down - WWII (D-Day))
Place of Burial: Lemay, St. Louis County, Missouri, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Joseph Wentzel and Margrett E Wentzel
Brother of Gertrude M Wentzel; Agnes V Marks; Adam L Wentzel; George B Wentzel; Josephine Wentzel and 1 other

Occupation: Paratrooper (US Army)
Managed by: Alex Moes
Last Updated:

About Jerome A Wentzel

Jerry A Wentzel enlisted 16 Sep 1942 in Tacoma, Washington. At the time he was living in Park County, Montana, and was born in Pennsylvania in 1921 (as listed).

According to the earliest census 1920, he was born Jerome Wentzel, the son of Joseph & Margrett E. Wentzel living in West Pottsgrove, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania as of 1920. By 1930 he was still living in Pottstown, and in 1940 he was living in Knauertown, Chester County, Pennsylvania.

Finally a notice in the Helena, Montana Independent Record read...

DEAR SON IS KILLED

Clyde Park - Mr. and Mrs. Ed Allabaugh have been notified that their son, Technician Fifth Grade Jerry Wentzel, who was previously reported missing in action, is now listed as killed in action June 6 in France. He was a paratrooper.

Special Thanks to Brian Kercher for this update .

Inscription: TEC5, 506 PRCHT INF REGT, 101 ABN DIV WORLD WAR II

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Jerome A Wentzel's Timeline

1920
1920
Pennsylvania, United States
1944
June 6, 1944
Age 24
Beuzeville-au-Plain, Manche, Normandy, France
1951
March 27, 1951
Age 24
Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery (Plot SECTION 84 SITE 25-31), Lemay, St. Louis County, Missouri, United States