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WEAVER, Donald C - Date of
birth
16 August 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois -
Hometown
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36693964 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
508th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division,
First Platoon
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
19 September 1944 - Place of
death
Devils Hill (Hill 75.9) Duivelsberg
Beek, the Netherlands
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 3 | 5 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Charles D. Weaver (father)
Marie M. (Glogosky) Weaver (mother)
Helen M. Weaver (sister)
More information
Put Donald C. Weaver was killed in the night of 18/19 September 1944 by enemy artilery fire when he was laying mines in front of the position of A Company.His squad leader personally pulled Weaver's body out of the foxhole he was in.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Molenhoek, the Netherlands.
Source of information: Henk Bredewolt, Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / Headstone and Interment Record
Photo source: Henk Bredewolt