CLINTON C. WUSTERBARTH (d. 1968)
Manitowoc Soldier Killed in Vietnam
A 20-year-old Manitowoc soldier has become a victim of the war in Vietnam, it
was learned Saturday by his parents.
Official confirmation of the death of Cpl. Clinton C. Wusterbarth was received
by Mr. and Mrs. Clinton D. Wusterbarth of 1409 Wollmer St., through a telegram
from the secretary of the army. The communication stated that he died March 18
as the result of multiple fragment wounds suffered during a combat operation
against enemy troops.
Friday afternoon two army officers from the Fond du Lac and Ripon army Reserves
visited the Wusterbarths and informed them of their son's death.
Wusterbarth, who was with the U.S. paratroopers in the 173rd Airborne Brigade Co.
D, First Battalion, 502nd Infantry Division, had been in Vietnam since Nov. 11,
1967.
He entered military service Nov. 16, 1967, as an enlistee and received basic
training at Fort Campbell, Ky. He had devance (sic) training Fort Gordon and Fort
Benning, Ga., prior to going overseas. He was graduated from Lincoln High School
in 1966.
Besides his parents, he is survived by a brother, Dayton, of Manitowoc.
Manitowoc Herald Times, March 23, 1968 P. 1
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Funeral services for Cpl. Clinton C. Wusterbarth, 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clinton D.
Wusterbarth of 1409 Wollmer St., Manitowoc, who died March 18 of multiple fragmentary
wounds during a combat operation in Vietnam, will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at First
Presbyterian Church, Manitowoc. The Rev. Gervase Zanotti will officiate and burial
will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc, with military graveside rites accorded by
a specialized U.S. contingency from Fort Sheridan, Ill.
Wusterbarth, who had been an enlistee in military service May 16, 1967, was with the
173rd Airborne Brigade, Co. D., First Battalion, 502nd Infantry Division, and had been
in Vietnam since last Nov. 11.
He was born at Manitowoc April 28, 1947, at Manitowoc, son of Clinton D. and Iris Ward
Wusterbarth, and was graduated in 1966 from Lincoln High School, Manitowoc.
Survivors include the parents; a brother, Dayton, of Manitowoc; maternal grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ward, of Stiles, Wis., and the paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
Carl Wusterbarth, of Green Bay.
Friends may call at the Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, after 3 p.m. Friday until
Saturday noon and at the church until the time of services.
Memorials may be made to the First Presbyterian church.
Manitowoc Herald Times, March 28, 1968 P. 36
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Manitowoc Soldier Killed in Vietnam
A 20-year-old Manitowoc soldier has become a victim of the war in Vietnam, it
was learned Saturday by his parents.
Official confirmation of the death of Cpl. Clinton C. Wusterbarth was received
by Mr. and Mrs. Clinton D. Wusterbarth of 1409 Wollmer St., through a telegram
from the secretary of the army. The communication stated that he died March 18
as the result of multiple fragment wounds suffered during a combat operation
against enemy troops.
Friday afternoon two army officers from the Fond du Lac and Ripon army Reserves
visited the Wusterbarths and informed them of their son's death.
Wusterbarth, who was with the U.S. paratroopers in the 173rd Airborne Brigade Co.
D, First Battalion, 502nd Infantry Division, had been in Vietnam since Nov. 11,
1967.
He entered military service Nov. 16, 1967, as an enlistee and received basic
training at Fort Campbell, Ky. He had devance (sic) training Fort Gordon and Fort
Benning, Ga., prior to going overseas. He was graduated from Lincoln High School
in 1966.
Besides his parents, he is survived by a brother, Dayton, of Manitowoc.
Manitowoc Herald Times, March 23, 1968 P. 1
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Funeral services for Cpl. Clinton C. Wusterbarth, 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clinton D.
Wusterbarth of 1409 Wollmer St., Manitowoc, who died March 18 of multiple fragmentary
wounds during a combat operation in Vietnam, will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at First
Presbyterian Church, Manitowoc. The Rev. Gervase Zanotti will officiate and burial
will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc, with military graveside rites accorded by
a specialized U.S. contingency from Fort Sheridan, Ill.
Wusterbarth, who had been an enlistee in military service May 16, 1967, was with the
173rd Airborne Brigade, Co. D., First Battalion, 502nd Infantry Division, and had been
in Vietnam since last Nov. 11.
He was born at Manitowoc April 28, 1947, at Manitowoc, son of Clinton D. and Iris Ward
Wusterbarth, and was graduated in 1966 from Lincoln High School, Manitowoc.
Survivors include the parents; a brother, Dayton, of Manitowoc; maternal grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ward, of Stiles, Wis., and the paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
Carl Wusterbarth, of Green Bay.
Friends may call at the Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, after 3 p.m. Friday until
Saturday noon and at the church until the time of services.
Memorials may be made to the First Presbyterian church.
Manitowoc Herald Times, March 28, 1968 P. 36
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CLINTON C. WUSTERBARTH (d. 1968)
Manitowoc Soldier Killed in Vietnam
A 20-year-old Manitowoc soldier has become a victim of the war in Vietnam, it
was learned Saturday by his parents.
Official confirmation of the death of Cpl. Clinton C. Wusterbarth was received
by Mr. and Mrs. Clinton D. Wusterbarth of 1409 Wollmer St., through a telegram
from the secretary of the army. The communication stated that he died March 18
as the result of multiple fragment wounds suffered during a combat operation
against enemy troops.
Friday afternoon two army officers from the Fond du Lac and Ripon army Reserves
visited the Wusterbarths and informed them of their son's death.
Wusterbarth, who was with the U.S. paratroopers in the 173rd Airborne Brigade Co.
D, First Battalion, 502nd Infantry Division, had been in Vietnam since Nov. 11,
1967.
He entered military service Nov. 16, 1967, as an enlistee and received basic
training at Fort Campbell, Ky. He had devance (sic) training Fort Gordon and Fort
Benning, Ga., prior to going overseas. He was graduated from Lincoln High School
in 1966.
Besides his parents, he is survived by a brother, Dayton, of Manitowoc.
Manitowoc Herald Times, March 23, 1968 P. 1
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Funeral services for Cpl. Clinton C. Wusterbarth, 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clinton D.
Wusterbarth of 1409 Wollmer St., Manitowoc, who died March 18 of multiple fragmentary
wounds during a combat operation in Vietnam, will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at First
Presbyterian Church, Manitowoc. The Rev. Gervase Zanotti will officiate and burial
will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc, with military graveside rites accorded by
a specialized U.S. contingency from Fort Sheridan, Ill.
Wusterbarth, who had been an enlistee in military service May 16, 1967, was with the
173rd Airborne Brigade, Co. D., First Battalion, 502nd Infantry Division, and had been
in Vietnam since last Nov. 11.
He was born at Manitowoc April 28, 1947, at Manitowoc, son of Clinton D. and Iris Ward
Wusterbarth, and was graduated in 1966 from Lincoln High School, Manitowoc.
Survivors include the parents; a brother, Dayton, of Manitowoc; maternal grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ward, of Stiles, Wis., and the paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
Carl Wusterbarth, of Green Bay.
Friends may call at the Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, after 3 p.m. Friday until
Saturday noon and at the church until the time of services.
Memorials may be made to the First Presbyterian church.
Manitowoc Herald Times, March 28, 1968 P. 36
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Manitowoc Soldier Killed in Vietnam
A 20-year-old Manitowoc soldier has become a victim of the war in Vietnam, it
was learned Saturday by his parents.
Official confirmation of the death of Cpl. Clinton C. Wusterbarth was received
by Mr. and Mrs. Clinton D. Wusterbarth of 1409 Wollmer St., through a telegram
from the secretary of the army. The communication stated that he died March 18
as the result of multiple fragment wounds suffered during a combat operation
against enemy troops.
Friday afternoon two army officers from the Fond du Lac and Ripon army Reserves
visited the Wusterbarths and informed them of their son's death.
Wusterbarth, who was with the U.S. paratroopers in the 173rd Airborne Brigade Co.
D, First Battalion, 502nd Infantry Division, had been in Vietnam since Nov. 11,
1967.
He entered military service Nov. 16, 1967, as an enlistee and received basic
training at Fort Campbell, Ky. He had devance (sic) training Fort Gordon and Fort
Benning, Ga., prior to going overseas. He was graduated from Lincoln High School
in 1966.
Besides his parents, he is survived by a brother, Dayton, of Manitowoc.
Manitowoc Herald Times, March 23, 1968 P. 1
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Funeral services for Cpl. Clinton C. Wusterbarth, 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clinton D.
Wusterbarth of 1409 Wollmer St., Manitowoc, who died March 18 of multiple fragmentary
wounds during a combat operation in Vietnam, will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at First
Presbyterian Church, Manitowoc. The Rev. Gervase Zanotti will officiate and burial
will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc, with military graveside rites accorded by
a specialized U.S. contingency from Fort Sheridan, Ill.
Wusterbarth, who had been an enlistee in military service May 16, 1967, was with the
173rd Airborne Brigade, Co. D., First Battalion, 502nd Infantry Division, and had been
in Vietnam since last Nov. 11.
He was born at Manitowoc April 28, 1947, at Manitowoc, son of Clinton D. and Iris Ward
Wusterbarth, and was graduated in 1966 from Lincoln High School, Manitowoc.
Survivors include the parents; a brother, Dayton, of Manitowoc; maternal grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ward, of Stiles, Wis., and the paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
Carl Wusterbarth, of Green Bay.
Friends may call at the Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, after 3 p.m. Friday until
Saturday noon and at the church until the time of services.
Memorials may be made to the First Presbyterian church.
Manitowoc Herald Times, March 28, 1968 P. 36
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Inscription
CPL. CLINTON C. WUSTERBARTH
CO. D 502 INF. 173rd ABN.
VIETNAM PH
APR. 28, 1947
MAR. 18, 1968
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