Wenzel A. Picha

World War II
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Fallen

County:
Morton

Date of Loss:

Branch of Service:
Army

Rank:
Private

Regiment / Group / Brigade:
164th Infantry Regiment

Listed on/in the:
Register of North Dakota Veterans World War II 1941-1945 and Korean Conflict 1950-1953, published 1968

Major Battle/Theatre:
Asiatic Pacific Theater

Circumstances:

Killed in action in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands

Biography:

Wenzel Picha was born in North Creek, Wisconsin. He moved with his parents to Sweet Briar, North Dakota as a small child. Later in life, he was engaged in Farming and was employed by Northern Pacific Railroad at Sweet Briar.

Pvt. Wenzel Picha served with honor. He had enlisted in the Army and entered service in Mandan on April 23, 1941. He completed Basic Training at Camp Clairborne, Louisiana. Private Picha was sent to Guadalcanal on March 19, 1942. Pvt. Picha experienced a traumatic event while serving in the Battle of Guadalcanal which ultimately resulted in loss of life.

He is buried in Lot 245, Grave 9, Mandan Union Cemetery, Mandan, ND.