Son of Mr. & Mrs. Louis Wengert.
Henry served as a Fireman Second Class, USS Eagle Boat 56 (PE-56), U.S. Navy during World War II.
He resided in Bronx, Bronx County, New York prior to the war.
Henry was declared "Missing In Action" when the Eagle was torpedoed and sunk by a German U-Boat U-853 off the coast of Portland, Maine during the war. He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Only 13 of the 67 crew members of the Eagle survived. The loss was classified as a boiler explosion until 2001 when historical evidence convinced the US Navy to reclassify the sinking as a combat loss due to enemy action.
Service # 9083085
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Henry served as a Fireman Second Class, USS Eagle Boat 56 (PE-56), U.S. Navy during World War II.
He resided in Bronx, Bronx County, New York prior to the war.
Henry was declared "Missing In Action" when the Eagle was torpedoed and sunk by a German U-Boat U-853 off the coast of Portland, Maine during the war. He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Only 13 of the 67 crew members of the Eagle survived. The loss was classified as a boiler explosion until 2001 when historical evidence convinced the US Navy to reclassify the sinking as a combat loss due to enemy action.
Service # 9083085
For those who "Gave Their All" on the U.S.S. Eagle " Click Here "
Son of Mr. & Mrs. Louis Wengert.
Henry served as a Fireman Second Class, USS Eagle Boat 56 (PE-56), U.S. Navy during World War II.
He resided in Bronx, Bronx County, New York prior to the war.
Henry was declared "Missing In Action" when the Eagle was torpedoed and sunk by a German U-Boat U-853 off the coast of Portland, Maine during the war. He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Only 13 of the 67 crew members of the Eagle survived. The loss was classified as a boiler explosion until 2001 when historical evidence convinced the US Navy to reclassify the sinking as a combat loss due to enemy action.
Service # 9083085
For those who "Gave Their All" on the U.S.S. Eagle " Click Here "
Henry served as a Fireman Second Class, USS Eagle Boat 56 (PE-56), U.S. Navy during World War II.
He resided in Bronx, Bronx County, New York prior to the war.
Henry was declared "Missing In Action" when the Eagle was torpedoed and sunk by a German U-Boat U-853 off the coast of Portland, Maine during the war. He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Only 13 of the 67 crew members of the Eagle survived. The loss was classified as a boiler explosion until 2001 when historical evidence convinced the US Navy to reclassify the sinking as a combat loss due to enemy action.
Service # 9083085
For those who "Gave Their All" on the U.S.S. Eagle " Click Here "
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Entered the service from New York
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