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Edward
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Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    First Lieutenant (Infantry), [then Second Lieutenant]

    Division:

    90th Infantry Division

    Action Date:

    August 18, 1944
    Headquarters, 90th Infantry Division, General Orders No. 94 (October 20, 1944)

    The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to First Lieutenant (Infantry), [then Second Lieutenant] Edward L. Wentz (ASN: 0-1299968), United States Army, for gallantry in action against an armed enemy while serving with the 90th Infantry Division, in France, on 18 August 1944.