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Personal info

Full name
WEIL, Lester Ernest
Date of birth
18 October 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Jackson County, Illinois
Hometown
Vergennes, Cook County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36740064
Rank
Private First Class
Function
Rifleman
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
329th Infantry Regiment,
83rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
12 December 1944
Place of death
West of Gürzenich, Hürtgen Forest, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
A 11 10

Immediate family

Members
Ernest P. Weil (father)
Edna C. (Higgerson) Weil (mother)
Ruth Weil (sister)
Evelyn E. Weil (sister)
William A. Weil (brother)

More information

Pfc Weil was severely wounded in action on 5 August 1944 for which he was awarded the Purple Heart Medal a first time. After recovering at the 102nd Evacuation Hospital he returned to his unit.

He is remembered at the Evergreen Cemetery in Ava, Jackson County, Illinois.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Sheree Dowdle, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census, www.findagrave.com - Diane Anderson

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Diane Anderson / Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - Leah Weil