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Wilfong, Lenza E., T/5.
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Home Town Red Creek
Date of Passing Aug 01, 1975
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TECHNICIAN FIFTH GRADE LENZA E. WILFONG WAS A FARMER IN RED CREEK WEST VIRGINIA BEFORE HE WAS INDUCTED INTO THE ARMY ON 18 JULY 1942. HE SERVED IN THE PACIFIC WITH COMPANY "A" OF THE 543RD ENGINEER BOAT & SHORE REGIMENT FROM 5 JANUARY TO 12 SEPTEMBER 1944. T/5 WILFONG WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED ON 7 JULY 1945. HE RETURNED HOME TO TUCKER COUNTY WEST VIRGINIA WHERE HE LIVED UNTIL HE PASSED AWAY ON 1 AUGUST 1975.
WWII - American Theater
From Month/Year
December / 1941
To Month/Year
September / 1945
Description The American Theater was a minor area of operations during World War II. This was mainly due to both North and South America's geographical separation from the central theaters of conflict in Europe and Asia. Thus, any threat by the Axis Powers to invade the mainland United States or other areas was considered negligible, allowing for American resources to be deployed in overseas theaters.
This article includes attacks on continental territory, extending 200 miles (320 km) into the ocean, which is today under the sovereignty of the United States, Canada, Mexico, and several other smaller states, but excludes military action involving the Danish territory of Greenland, the Hawaiian Islands, and the Aleutian Islands. The most well known battles in North America during World War II were the Attack on Pearl Harbor (the first attack on US soil since the Battle of Ambos Nogales), the Aleutian Islands Campaign, the Battle of the St. Lawrence, and the attacks on Newfoundland.
