WWII · Battle Death Record
Walter C. Wetzel
Private First Class, U.S. Army · Michigan
Medal of Honor
Personnel File — Core Information
- Name
- Walter C. Wetzel
- Entered the Service From
- Michigan
- Rank
- Private First Class
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Unit / Regiment
- 13th Infantry Regiment, 8th Infantry Division
- War
- WWII
- Date of Death
- April 3, 1945
- Awards
- Medal of Honor
- Burial / Memorial
- Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial, Margraten, Netherlands
- Grave
- Plot N, Row 18, Grave 10
Their story
Threw himself upon the blast of two grenades to shield his comrades during a night attack near Birken, Germany. Awarded the Medal of Honor for his sacrifice.
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