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Personal info

Full name
WELLER, George Joseph
Date of birth
19 March 1916
Age
29
Place of birth
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33939209
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
347th Infantry Regiment,
87th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
25 March 1945
Place of death
Rhens, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
B 5 6

Immediate family

Members
George Weller (father)
Stella Weller (mother)

More information

Pvt George J. Weller was a driver before he enlisted in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania on 13 May 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Pennsylvania Veteran Compensation Application Files WWII, http://87thinfantrydivision.com

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery, www.ancestry.com