Wells, Wesley Robert
Army Specialist

Wesley Robert Wells, age 21, from Libertyville, Illinois, Lake county.

Service era: Iraq

School: Libertyville High
Military history: A Co, 2D Bn, 27Th Infantry, 25Th Infantry Div, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii

Date of death: Monday, September 20, 2004
Death details: Hostile; Salerno, Afghanistan

A portion of Illinois Route 137 from Route 21 to Butterfield Road in Libertyville was designated in 2021 as the “Army Spc. Wesley R. Wells Memorial Road.”

Source: Department of Defense, Daily Herald (2021)