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WEIKEL, John Hart - Date of
birth
25 September 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Bethlehem, Northampton County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Arlington County, Virginia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33827912 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
394th Infantry Regiment,
99th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
3 December 1944 - Place of
death
unknown
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 40 | 36 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Charles H. H. Weikel (father)
Dorothy C. (Chubbuck) Weikel (mother)
Harriet L. Weikel (sister)
More information
Pfc. John H. Weikel enlisted on 23 June 1943 in Allentown, Pennsylvania. He trained at Camp Fannin and Camp Maxey in Texas.He graduated from Episcopal High School in Alexandria, Virginia in June 1943.
His father was a Mexican Border War and World War I veteran.
His unit was stationed in the vicinity of Losheimergraben, Belgium and due to the fact that Pfc. Weikel was wounded in action, it can be assumed that he was evacuated behind the lines to Belgium and died in a field hospital. Information that these are the exact facts is not available at this time.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – Headstone and Interment Record / World War II Army Enlistment Records / 1930/1940 Census / Morton & Denning Family Tree, www.newspapers.com – The Evening News 4 January 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy, 1940 Episcopal High School Whispers Yearbook