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Personal info

Full name
WEISSENBURGER, Edward Leo
Date of birth
1 February 1919
Age
26
Place of birth
Rocktown, Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Hometown
Mercer County, New Jersey

Military service

Service number
42146312
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
309th Infantry Regiment,
78th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
10 February 1945
Place of death
Near Schwammenauel Dam, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
F 7 34

Immediate family

Members
Sylvester A. Weissenburger (father)
Magdalena Weissenburger (mother)
John Weissenburger (brother)
Helen Weissenburger (sister)
William Weissenburger (brother)
Clara Weissenburger (sister)
Albert Weissenburger (brother)
Catherine Weissenburger (sister)
Mary J. Weissenburger (wife)

More information

Pfc Edward Weissenburger enlisted at Fort Dix, New Jersey on 27 June 1944.
He attended high school for 4 years and worked in building of aircraft before he enlisted.
He was first buried at Block OOO, Row 7, Grave 129.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.findagrave.com – James L. Cooper, Richard Blunk, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S., WWII Jewish Servicemen Cards / 1930 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet