Wardell served as a Fireman/Watertender, S.S. Leslie, Merchant Marines during World War II.
His next of kin, and possibly Wardell, resided in Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland prior to the war.
Wardell was declared "Missing In Action" when the S.S. Leslie was hit by a torpedo from German submarine U-123 and sunk off the coast of Florida during the war. He was awarded the Mariner's Medal.
His remains were not recovered.
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Birth date and location courtesy of Denise Robinson: FIND A GRAVE ID 47006050
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( Bio by: Russ Pickett & Dan Phelan )
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AMERICAN MERCHANT MARINERS MEMORIAL—BATTERY PARK, NEW YORK
Dedicated to all Merchant Mariners who have served America from the Revolutionary War through the present day. In the prosecution of war and in pursuit of peaceful commerce, unrecognized thousands have lost their lives at sea. Their sacrifices have helped secure America’s liberty and prosperity. This sculpture was inspired by a photograph of the victims of a submarine attack on an American merchant ship during World War II. Left to the perils of the sea, the survivors later perished. This memorial serves as a marker for America’s Merchant Mariners resting in the unmarked ocean depths.
Dedicated October 8, 1991
His next of kin, and possibly Wardell, resided in Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland prior to the war.
Wardell was declared "Missing In Action" when the S.S. Leslie was hit by a torpedo from German submarine U-123 and sunk off the coast of Florida during the war. He was awarded the Mariner's Medal.
His remains were not recovered.
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Birth date and location courtesy of Denise Robinson: FIND A GRAVE ID 47006050
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( Bio by: Russ Pickett & Dan Phelan )
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AMERICAN MERCHANT MARINERS MEMORIAL—BATTERY PARK, NEW YORK
Dedicated to all Merchant Mariners who have served America from the Revolutionary War through the present day. In the prosecution of war and in pursuit of peaceful commerce, unrecognized thousands have lost their lives at sea. Their sacrifices have helped secure America’s liberty and prosperity. This sculpture was inspired by a photograph of the victims of a submarine attack on an American merchant ship during World War II. Left to the perils of the sea, the survivors later perished. This memorial serves as a marker for America’s Merchant Mariners resting in the unmarked ocean depths.
Dedicated October 8, 1991
Wardell served as a Fireman/Watertender, S.S. Leslie, Merchant Marines during World War II.
His next of kin, and possibly Wardell, resided in Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland prior to the war.
Wardell was declared "Missing In Action" when the S.S. Leslie was hit by a torpedo from German submarine U-123 and sunk off the coast of Florida during the war. He was awarded the Mariner's Medal.
His remains were not recovered.
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Birth date and location courtesy of Denise Robinson: FIND A GRAVE ID 47006050
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( Bio by: Russ Pickett & Dan Phelan )
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AMERICAN MERCHANT MARINERS MEMORIAL—BATTERY PARK, NEW YORK
Dedicated to all Merchant Mariners who have served America from the Revolutionary War through the present day. In the prosecution of war and in pursuit of peaceful commerce, unrecognized thousands have lost their lives at sea. Their sacrifices have helped secure America’s liberty and prosperity. This sculpture was inspired by a photograph of the victims of a submarine attack on an American merchant ship during World War II. Left to the perils of the sea, the survivors later perished. This memorial serves as a marker for America’s Merchant Mariners resting in the unmarked ocean depths.
Dedicated October 8, 1991
His next of kin, and possibly Wardell, resided in Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland prior to the war.
Wardell was declared "Missing In Action" when the S.S. Leslie was hit by a torpedo from German submarine U-123 and sunk off the coast of Florida during the war. He was awarded the Mariner's Medal.
His remains were not recovered.
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Birth date and location courtesy of Denise Robinson: FIND A GRAVE ID 47006050
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( Bio by: Russ Pickett & Dan Phelan )
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AMERICAN MERCHANT MARINERS MEMORIAL—BATTERY PARK, NEW YORK
Dedicated to all Merchant Mariners who have served America from the Revolutionary War through the present day. In the prosecution of war and in pursuit of peaceful commerce, unrecognized thousands have lost their lives at sea. Their sacrifices have helped secure America’s liberty and prosperity. This sculpture was inspired by a photograph of the victims of a submarine attack on an American merchant ship during World War II. Left to the perils of the sea, the survivors later perished. This memorial serves as a marker for America’s Merchant Mariners resting in the unmarked ocean depths.
Dedicated October 8, 1991
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