Carl Wayne Gray Genealogies
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Weidner, Milton F.
1918 - 1989 (70 years)-
Name Weidner, Milton F. Birth 6 Nov 1918 Clay County, Illinois 
[1, 2, 3] Gender Male Census 
1940 Census, Stanford Township, Clay County, Illinois, page 13b
1940 United States Federal Census, Stanford Township, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-20), image 27, page 13b
Reference Number WEID.M002 _FGRAVE 17894018 Military Service World War II, Private, Company I, 329th Infantry Regiment, 83rd 'Thunderbolt' Infantry Division, United States Army [4, 5] - Entered active service as a draftee on June 14, 1944 at Fort Sheridan, Illinois. Completed basic training and qualified in the military occupational specialty of Rifleman (745). Departed the Continental U.S. on December 9, 1944 bound for England. Assigned to and fought with Company I, 329th Infantry Regiment, 83rd 'Thunderbolt' Infantry Division in Ardennes Campaign. Wounded by enemy action on January 9, 1945 in Luxembourg, Belgium. Removed from the battlefield for treatment and returned to the U.S. on April 23, 1945 for convalescence. Honorably discharged as a Private with a certificate of disability on June 2, 1945 at Kennedy General Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee. Earned the Purple Heart Medal, Combat Infantryman Badge, American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with 1 bronze battle star and the WWII Victory Medal.
This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission.
Source: https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2049990
World War II Honoree, Weidner, Milton F. (1918-1989) 
Milton F. Weidner (1918-1989) 
Battle of the Bulge, World War II Milton F. Weidner (1918-1989) 329th Infantry Regiment, United States Army 
Military Service Ribbons, Weidner, Milton F. (1918-1989)
Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
83rd Infantry Division ("Thunderbolt"), United States Army 
83rd Infantry Division ("Thunderbolt"), United States Army American Campaign Medal, United States 
American Campaign Medal, United States Military Combat Infantryman Badge, United States Army 
Combat Infantryman Badge, United States Army European Theater of World War II 
European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States 
Purple Heart Medal, United States Military Fort Sheridan, Illinois 
World War II Victory Medal, United States Military Luxembourg 
United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959)
In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…Purple Heart Medal, United States Military United States Army United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia World War II
(1939-1945)World War II Victory Medal, United States Military Death 23 Aug 1989 Clay County Hospital (Old Location), Flora, Clay County, Illinois [1, 2, 6] Burial Dillman Cemetery, Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois [1, 2] 
Headstone, Weidner, Milton F. and Marie P. Person ID I20447 Carl Wayne Gray Research | Weidner - Schnautz Joseph R. Weidner and Philabena Eula Schnautz Descendants Last Modified 10 Jun 2023
Father Weidner, Joseph R., b. 1890, Illinois d. 1964 (Age 74 years) Mother Schnautz, Philabena Eula 'Bena', b. 1895, Illinois d. 1973 (Age 78 years) Marriage Y [3, 7, 8] Family ID F9187 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Patridge, Marie P., b. 12 May 1922, Magnolia, Putnam County, Illinois d. 27 Apr 2001, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois (Age 78 years) Marriage 20 Jul 1940 [1, 2] Children > 1. Weidner, B. > 2. Weidner, R. 3. Weidner, C. 4. Weidner, P. 5. Weidner, R. > 6. Weidner, D.D. 7. Weidner, K. Family ID F9186 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- Entered active service as a draftee on June 14, 1944 at Fort Sheridan, Illinois. Completed basic training and qualified in the military occupational specialty of Rifleman (745). Departed the Continental U.S. on December 9, 1944 bound for England. Assigned to and fought with Company I, 329th Infantry Regiment, 83rd 'Thunderbolt' Infantry Division in Ardennes Campaign. Wounded by enemy action on January 9, 1945 in Luxembourg, Belgium. Removed from the battlefield for treatment and returned to the U.S. on April 23, 1945 for convalescence. Honorably discharged as a Private with a certificate of disability on June 2, 1945 at Kennedy General Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee. Earned the Purple Heart Medal, Combat Infantryman Badge, American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with 1 bronze battle star and the WWII Victory Medal.
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Event Map 
Birth - 6 Nov 1918 - Clay County, Illinois 
Death - 23 Aug 1989 - Clay County Hospital (Old Location), Flora, Clay County, Illinois 
Burial - - Dillman Cemetery, Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois = Link to Google Earth
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Documents Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007
On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans.
Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event.
This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. …At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
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Notes - Milton Weidner, age 70 of Clay City, died at 7:08 a.m. August 23, in the Clay County Hospital.
Services were held August 25 at the Hosselton, Bookhout, Engelmeier Funeral Home in Clay City, with burial in the Dillman Cemetery in Sailor Springs.
Mr. Weidner was born November 6, 1918, the son of Joseph and Philibena Schnautz Weidner. He married Marie Patridge on July 20, 1940 and she survives. He was a retired truck driver for J.W. Rudy.
Besides his wife, survivors include three daughters, Beverly Dunahee of Grayville, Rose Heathcock, White House, TN., and Carolyn Weidner of Clay City; four sons, Paul, Robert, and Donnie of Clay City and Kenneth of Sailor Springs; four sisters, Bonita Stanley, Olney, Audrey Barcley of Salem, Rae Dean Gill of Mt. Vernon, and Louise Rosenleib of Casper, WY; two brothers, Fletcher Weidner of Jonesville, MI and Danny Weidner of Olney, nineteen grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers and one sister.
Taken from an area newspaper.
Contributor: Barbara Bromm (47643809) tgram63@outlook.com
- Milton Weidner, age 70 of Clay City, died at 7:08 a.m. August 23, in the Clay County Hospital.
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Sources - [S5260] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Weidner, Milton, 70, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17894018/milton-f.-weidner), none. (Reliability: 2).
- [S5606] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Weidner, Milton F. and Marie P., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Patridge&GSiman=1&GScid=105411&GRid=17894038&), none. (Reliability: 2).
- [S5396] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Stanford Township, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-20), image 27, page 13b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00480?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 2).
- [S5257] World War II Honoree, Milton F. Weidner, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2049990) (Reliability: 2).
- [S5608] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Weidner, Milton F., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=17894018), none. (Reliability: 2).
- [S5452] Obituary, Weidner, Marie P., 78, (.), none. (Reliability: 2).
- [S7668] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Weidner, Bena E. and Joseph R., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Weidner&GSiman=1&GScid=105411&GRid=18562179&), none. (Reliability: 2).
- [S16405] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Stanford Township, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-20), image 27, page 13b, (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2442/images/M-T0627-00769-00506?usePUB=true&_phsrc=Nzw1) (Reliability: 2).
- [S5260] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Weidner, Milton, 70, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17894018/milton-f.-weidner), none. (Reliability: 2).