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WEATHERWAX, Dale Wilson - Date of
birth
27 June 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan -
Hometown
Wayne County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
16062483 -
Rank
Corporal -
Function
unknown -
Unit
H Company,
3rd Battalion,
505th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division
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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
Groesbeek city centre, the Netherlands
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 4 | 4 |
Immediate family
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Members
Lonsdale Weatherwax (father)
Leila T. (Wilson) Weatherwax (mother)
Buell H. Weatherwax (brother)
Patricia A. Weatherwax (sister)
More information
Cpl Dale W. Weatherwax attended Wayne University in Detroit, Michigan. He was employed at Ford Motor Company.He volunteered for the Army of the United States in Detroit, Michigan on 21 February 1942.
He was a veteran of the campaigns in Sicily, Italy and Normandy.
He was initially buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Molenhoek, the Netherlands on 21 September 1944.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.marketgarden.com, www.ww2-airborne.us, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / WWII Draft Card
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Peter Schouteten