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Curtis R. Wendorff
Curtis R Wendorff, US Army SP 5
Curt enlisted on January 9 th , 1967. He completed basic training at Ft. Jackson, South Carolina,
and went on to complete Air Traffic Control training at Keesler Air Base, Mississippi. He was
then stationed at Fort Rucker, Alabama until deployed to Cu Chi Vietnam in July of 1968,
returning home on August 17 th , 1969, at which time he was honorably discharged. While in Cu
Chi, he worked as an air traffic controller on the army air base. While serving there, he was able
to spend time with other soldiers from Shawano. Sadly, several others were injured or lost
during that time.
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