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Personal info

Full name
WEDDLE, Frank A
Date of birth
22 October 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Pulaski County, Kentucky
Hometown
Monticello, Piatt County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
37556492
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
10th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
19 January 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Bastendorf, Diekirch, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 7 58

Immediate family

Members
Archie G. Weddle (father)
Wilmoth T. (Morisse) Weddle (mother)
Margareth Weddle (sister)
Eula M. Weddle (sister)
Hazel O. Weddle (sister)
Edward Weddle (brother)
Ralph T. Weddle (brother)
Thelma E. Weddle (sister)
Anna F. Weddle (sister)
Molly Weddle (half sister)
Shirley Weddle (half sister)

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / Weddle Family Tree / Kentucky Birth Index / Headstone and Interment Record 1942-1949, A footsoldier for Patton / Michael C. Bilder James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry division in the ETO

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery / Hudson Louie