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WEIFFENBACH, Carl Merlin - Date of
birth
4 October 1915 -
Age
29 - Place of
birth
Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio -
Hometown
Berkley, Oakland County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36109780 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
314th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
19 November 1944 - Place of
death
Near Frémonville, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 42 | 30 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Carl C. Weiffenbach (father)
Jennie L. Weiffenbach (mother)
Francis A. (Weldon) Weiffenbach (wife)
More information
Sgt Carl M. Weiffenbach attended high school for four years and was employed at the National Twist Drill Company before he enlisted in Detroit, Michigan on 9 April 1941.He is remembered at the Lakeview Cemetery in Bellaire, Antrim County, Michigan.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com – Jack J. Foster, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, Combat History 314th Infantry Regiment, www.findagrave.com – Tammy, www.newspapers.com – Lansing State Journal 2 February 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy / Tammy