Rank/Rate	Ensign
Service Number	O-215039
Birth Date	November 1, 1914
From	San Mateo, California
Decorations	Bronze Star, Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Sculpin (SS-191)
Loss Date	November 19, 1943
Location	North of Oroluk Island near Truk
Circumstances	Sunk by Japanese destroyer
Remarks	Wendell was born in Geneva, Nebraska. Please note that most sources mistakenly spell the island's name "Groluk."

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