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WIEGERT, Arthur Joseph - Date of
birth
21 July 1915 -
Age
29 - Place of
birth
Saint Louis, Missouri -
Hometown
St. Louis County, Missouri
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37605594 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
422nd Infantry Regiment,
106th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
23 December 1944 - Place of
death
Limburg an der Lahn, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| K | 5 | 4 |
Immediate family
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Members
Christophe P. Wiegert (father)
Maude T. (Keefe) Wiegert (mother)
Lawrence E. Wiegert (brother)
Glenn J. Wiegert (brother)
Richard C. Wiegert (brother)
Helen M. Wiegert (wife)
More information
S/Sgt Arthur J. Wiegert enlisted at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri on 3 March 1943.He was taken prisoner on 16 December 1944 in the vicinity of Schlausenbach, Germany and held prisoner in Stalag XII-A.
63 men were killed during a British air raid during the night of 23 December 1944. The intended target had been the railway station at Diez, a few miles away, but unfortunately the flares dropped by the pathfinder aircraft drifted off course in a strong wind and some strayed into Stalag XIIA. The bombs of RAF Mosquitos did not miss the highlighted target of a concrete building, housing mostly medical personnel.
Source of information: Terry Hirsch, Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record / Prisoner of War Records, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census / WWII Draft Card
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet, Jasper van Haren, www.newspapers.com - St. Louis Post-Dispatch