Maj. John H. Wendell, Jr. - La Porte, TX
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jhuoni
N 29° 45.191 W 095° 05.335
15R E 298009 N 3293265
As you enter the San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site, a flagpole is on the right. Around this pole is a circle of Freedom Trees honoring those who never returned home from Vietnam.
Waymark Code: WM1145K
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 08/13/2019
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The Freedom Tree
With The Vision of Universal Freedom
For All Mankind
This Tree Is Dedicated To
MAJ. JOHN H. WENDELL, JR.
And All
Prisoners of War
and
Missing in Action
1973
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POW Network.org
WENDELL, JOHN HENRY JR.
Name: John Henry Wendell Jr.
Branch/Rank: UNITED STATES AIR FORCE/O3
Unit: 333 TFS
Date of Birth:
Home City of Record: HOUSTON TX
Date of Loss: 07-August-66
Country of Loss: NORTH VIETNAM
Loss Coordinates: 212500 North 1060400 East
Status (in 1973): Returnee
Category: Aircraft/Vehicle/Ground: F105D
Missions: 67
Other Personnel in Incident:
Refno: 0418
Source:
Compiled by P.O.W. NETWORK from one or more of the following: raw data from U.S. Government agency sources, correspondence with POW/MIA
families, published sources, interviews and CACCF = Combined Action
Combat Casualty File.
REMARKS: 730304 RELEASED BY DRV
RET LTCOL/WIFE BEBE/LIVE TX
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Legacy.com (Fort Worth Star-Telegram - Archived)
John Henry Wendell Jr. (1935 - 2009)
John Henry Wendell Jr., 73, formerly of Fort Worth, beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend, transitioned peacefully Saturday, Oct. 24, 2009, surrounded in love by his family.....
Published in Star-Telegram from October 26 to October 27, 2009
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
October 26, 2009
John Henry Wendell Jr.
DALLAS -- ....A piece of shrapnel from a Soviet built SAM caused his aircraft to be enveloped in flames. His immediate capture was the prologue to a saga of 2,370 days of captivity by the North Vietnamese, where he survived stark conditions and unbridled cruelty. Ever the optimist, he viewed this period of his life as his single greatest learning experience, finding comfort in caring for his fellow prisoners of war......
Robertson Mueller Harper
Funerals & Cremations
1500 Eighth Ave., 817-924-4233
www.star-telegram.com/obituaries