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WEIL, Ervin - Date of
birth
29 April 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Beulah, Mercer County, North Dakota -
Hometown
King County, Washington
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39213435 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
HQ Company,
1st Battalion,
329th Infantry Regiment,
83rd Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
16 December 1944 - Place of
death
Near Gurzenich, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 7 | 29 |
Immediate family
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Members
Gottlieb Weil (father)
Juliana J. (Matcke) Weil (mother)
Eleanor Weil (sister)
Reuben R. Weil (brother)
Otto Weil (brother)
Alma Weil (sister)
Elmer E. Weil (brother)
Melvin Weil (brother)
More information
Pvt Ervin Weil was a welder and flame cutter.He enlisted in Seattle, Washington on 24 August 1943 and joined his unit from the 41st Replacement Battalion on 2 August 1944.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Sailer Weil Family Tree, http://83rdinfdivdocs.org – After Action Report
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Weil Family, courtesy of Debbie Holloman