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name
WEESNER, Ellard M - Date of
birth
1919 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Henderson County, Texas -
Hometown
Henderson County, Texas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
18030498 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
414th Infantry Regiment,
104th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
29 October 1944 - Place of
death
Near Vloeiweide aan de Vaart
Rijsbergen, The Netherlands
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 5 | 62 |
Immediate family
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Members
Thurman M. Weesner (father)
Nannie (Phillips) Weesner (mother)
Archie T. Weesner (brother)
Clifton P. Weesner (brother)
Dudley C. Weesner (brother)
Wilburn T. Weesner (brother)
Mildred E. Weesner (sister)
More information
S/Sgt Ellard M. Weesner worked on a farm before he joined the Regular Army in Tyler Texas on 24 September 1940.He was killed by artillery or mortar fire.
Source of information: Michel Feijen, Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil
Photo source: Peter Schouteten