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WEIGEL, Albert Theodore - Date of
birth
3 January 1917 -
Age
27 - Place of
birth
Ellis, Ellis County, Kansas -
Hometown
Ellis, Ellis County, Kansas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37704111 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
8th Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
1 December 1944 - Place of
death
Gey, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 17 | 22 |
Immediate family
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Members
John J. Weigel (father)
Elizabeth M. (Storm) Weigel (mother)
Valentine J. Weigel (brother)
Richard Weigel (brother)
Raymond G. Weigel (brother)
Edmund Weigel (brother)
Richard L. Weigel (brother)
Frank R. Weigel (brother)
Mary E. Weigel (sister)
Edmund J. Weigel (brother)
Philamina Weigel (wife)
More information
S/Sgt Albert T. Weigel enlisted in Denver Colorado on 3 August 1943.He worked on a farm before he enlisted.
He is remembered at the Saint Mary’s Cemetery in Ellis, Ellis county, Kansas.
Source of information: Danny van der Groen, Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census, www.findagrave.com – Have Paws will travel
Photo source: Henri Hannon, www.findagrave.com - Milejo