Rank/Rate	Gunner's Mate, First Class
Service Number	346 78 25
Birth Date	December 8, 1921
From	Keota, Oklahoma
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Wahoo (SS-238)
Loss Date	October 11, 1943
Location	In La Perouse Strait, Northern Japan
Circumstances	Sunk by a combination of air attack and depth charging
Remarks	Wendell was born near Clinton, Arkansas.

Photo and information courtesy of Jessie McCamon, niece. Photo colorization courtesy of Mark J. Bostic. 

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