Helwig Wendell Theron

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Wendell Theron Helwig is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

Leiston Airfield (Station 373) 357th & 358th Fighter Groups Memorial

Name:

Wendell Theron Helwig

Rank:

First Lieutenant

Serial Number:

O-821876

Unit:

363rd Fighter Squadron, 357th Fighter Group

Date of Death:

1944-12-24

State:

Wisconsin

Cemetery:

East Lawn Cemetery, Alma Center, Wisconsin

Plot:

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Air Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart

Comments:

Wendell Theron Helwig, aged 19, was born on January 21, 1925, in Alma Center, Wisconsin. He was the son of Alvin W. Helwig and Vera E. Helwig. Wendell served in the 363rd Fighter Squadron, 357th Fighter Group as a First Lieutenant during World War II. He was killed in a mid-air collision with another P-51 plane over Germany on December 24, 1944. 1LT Helwig is buried now in the East Lawn Cemetery, Alma Center, Jackson County, Wisconsin, USA. His name is listed on the Leiston Airfield Memorial in England, but his middle initial is inscribed as "D."

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