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Personal info

Full name
WIEGAND, John Jack Jr
Date of birth
9 December 1922
Age
21
Place of birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Hometown
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36726421
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
26th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
23 November 1944
Place of death
Schevenhütte, Hürtgen Forest, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 11 13

Immediate family

Members
John J. Wiegand (father)
Anna (Felde) Wiegand (mother)
Amelia Wiegand (sister)
Henry J. Wiegand (brother)
Sophie Wiegand (sister)
Elvira Wiegand (sister)
Molly Wiegand (sister)
Julia Wiegand (sister)

More information

Pfc John J. Wiegand was first buried at Block CC, Row 3, Grave 53.
Both his parents were born in Russia.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Sheree Dowdle, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Wiegand Family Tree / U.S., Headstone and Interment Record, www.history.army.mil/html/bookshelves/resmat/ww2list.html

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - U.S. School Yearbooks Illinois Chicago, Teachers College 1942