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Warren W. Wooden

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Class Year (or years attended): 1934

Military Service Branch: US Army

Years of Service: 1942-1944

Service Academy or ROTC Institution: No

Highest Rank Attained: Captain (O3)

Type of Separation: Killed in Action

Awards and Decorations: Purple Heart,World War II Victory Medal, CombatInfantry Badge,Marksmanship Badge, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, Army Good conduct Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign

Major Duty Assignments, Military Units/Organizations/Ships, and Locations of Service?: 5th Infantry Division, 2nd Infantry Regiment- Europe

Most Memorable Military Experience or Accomplishment

Share the in-service schools/training attended and your primary military specialty.: Specialty - Infantry

If your service included combat or hostile action describe: During his service in World War II, Army Captain Wooden experienced a traumatic event which ultimately resulted in loss of life at Normandy

Date of Death and Where They Were Laid to Rest: Date of Death - July 26, 1944. Buried at Plot I Row 24 Grave 13, Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France. this is an American Battle Monuments Commission location

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