A Salute to Our Armed Forces

Charles

Wells Fargo has a bustling tradition of both "communities of practice"  and resource groups for Team Members. People of diverse ethnicities and lines of business gather to share experiences and network, though sometimes they just socialize and build relationships. One of these Team Member groups is for Military Veterans and their families.

Through the years, Wells Fargo has employed veterans of the armed forces, and has long recognized military service by its Team Members and their families as well.  Christopher William Hugo Solinsky served in the Mexican-American War  in the 1840s before becoming Wells Fargo’s agent in Chinese Camp, California in 1857.  He remained at his post for forty years.

Navy veteran Louis McLane was President of Wells Fargo when the Company consolidated a vast stagecoaching network across Western states. Trustim Connell was Agent in Kansas City, Los Angeles and Phoenix after he won the Congressional Medal of Honor  for his courage at the Battle of Sailor's Creek .

When American troops entered World War I, people went out of their way to "do their bit."  Wells Fargo committed scores of pages in the Messenger, the internal newsletter for employees, to Company participation in the war effort. When soldiers marched off to do battle in the Second World War, Wells Fargo made sure they had jobs waiting when they returned.

Wells Fargo has appreciated the service and sacrifice by armed forces employees and their families since the very beginning!