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Personal info

Full name
WEDDELL, Cyril D
Date of birth
9 August 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
South Dakota
Hometown
Bon Homme County, South Dakota

Military service

Service number
37772897
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
HQ & HQ Company,
3rd Battalion,
291st Infantry Regiment,
75th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
31 March 1945
Place of death
Marl-Datteln, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
E 16 9

Immediate family

Members
William R. Weddell (father)
Mary E. Weddell (mother)
Ruby A. Weddell (sister)

More information

Pfc Cyril D. Weddell was employed at the Montgomery Ward Co., and later at the Pioneer Fruit in Deadwood.

He enlisted at Fort Snelling, Minnesota on 24 August 1944.

Source of information: FOHF, wwwwwiimemorial.com, NARA, www.ancestry.com - Death Index, www.newspapers.com - The Black Hills Weekly

Photo source: www.findagrave.com