Matthew John Wanchena

1951 – 2018

3 wars 3 assignments

Matthew John Wanchena served in the U.S. Army for 22 years and 10 months. Matthew served during the years of the Vietnam War, the Cold War and Gulf War. Matthew was 66 years old.

Branch

U.S. Army · 1974 – 1997

Wars

Vietnam War Cold War Gulf War

Service Record

U.S. Army

1974 – 1976

U.S. Army

1991 – 1992

U.S. Army

1996 – 1997

Conflicts

Vietnam War Cold War Gulf War

Burial Information

Cemetery Tahoma National Cemetery ↗

Section 10A

Grave 10

The cemetery · the exact grave is not yet placed

Laid nearby · Section 10A

206 others are held in this section; the nearest 12 by row and grave.

Sean EllisonGrave 11 Wayne Clyde RaganGrave 8 Curtis T WellsGrave 13 William Marvin HaugeGrave 7 Earl Ellsworth AbelGrave 14 Wayne Dale AbelGrave 14 Gordon Sanford MerrittGrave 15 Orien R RuskGrave 5 Alfred Jon DittmarGrave 3 Alvin Ernest ThorntonGrave 17 Russ Alan KillingsworthGrave 2 Grant N StormsGrave 19

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