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WEARY, Robert David - Date of
birth
3 February 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33115886 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
12th Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
17 September 1944 - Place of
death
Siegfried Line, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 13 | 30 |
Immediate family
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Members
Lawrence D. Weary (father)
Edith M. (Finkenbinder) Weary (mother)
Anna G. Weary (sister)
Merrill L. Weary (brother)
Mary L. Weary (sister)
Betty Weary (sister)
Ruth Weary (sister)
Grace Weary (sister)
Joanne Weary (sister)
Martha J. Weary (sister)
More information
S/Sgt Robert D. Weary enlisted in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania on 19 November 1941. He received training at Camp Croft and Camp Gordon and was sent overseas in January 1944.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Foy, Belgium.
Source of information: Danny van der Groen, Peter Schouteten, Stacy Snyder, Astrid van Erp, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census / Pennsylvania, Veteran Compensation Application Files, WWII, www.findagrave.com - Geniereese, www.newspapers.com - The Valley Times-Star / The Sentinel
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.newspapers.com - The Sentinel