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Weiler, Fred Eugene
1926 - 2017 (91 years)-
Name Weiler, Fred Eugene Fred Eugene Weiler (1926-2017) Birth 23 Aug 1926 Clay City, Clay County, Illinois 
[1, 2] Gender Male Reference Number WEIL.F005 _FGRAVE 185995286 Funeral 23 Dec 2017 (91 years) Frank & Bright Funeral Home, Flora, Clay County, Illinois [1] Military Service World War II, Private, 3701st Army Air Forces Base Unit, United States Army Air Forces [1, 3] - Enlisted and entered active service on February 14, 1945 at Saint Louis, Missouri. Trained as a Basic Airman (military occupational specialty 521) and as an AP Mechanic at Amarillo Field, Texas. Served stateside until honorably discharged as a Private from the 3701st Army Air Forces Base Unit on November 10, 1945 at Sioux City, Iowa. Earned the American Campaign Medal, the WWII Victory Medal, and the Good Conduct 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: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=1906386
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,…
Fred Eugene Weiler (1926-2017) 
United States Army Air Forces 
United States Army Air Forces United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia 
Military Service Ribbons, Weiler, Fred Eugene (1926-2017)
Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
Good Conduct Medal, United States Army Good Conduct Medal, United States Armed Forces 
American Campaign Medal, United States Military American Campaign Medal, United States 
World War II Victory Medal, United States Military World War II Victory Medal, United States Military World War II
(1939-1945)World War II Honoree, Weiler, Fred E. (1926-2017) Death 18 Dec 2017 Flora, Clay County, Illinois [1] - Fred Eugene Weiler, age 91, of Flora, Illinois, and former Clay City resident, passed away Monday night, December 18, 2017, at his home.
Burial 23 Dec 2017 Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois [1] - Interment will be in the Clay City Cemetery with military honors.
Person ID I22922 Carl Wayne Gray Research | Holman - Hussleton John Holman and Mary Hussleton Descendants, Holman - Hussleton John Holman and Mary Hussleton Descendants, Stanford - Emmott John Thomas Stanford and Bathsheba Austin 'Bessie' Emmott Descendants, Stanford - Kenley David Stanford and Amanda J. Kenley Descendants, Stanford - Wickersham David Stanford and Rebecca L. Wickersham Descendants, Weiler - Holman Eugene Earl Weiler and Pearl Marie Holman Descendants Last Modified 20 Jul 2023
Father Weiler, Eugene Earl, b. 1902, Illinois d. 1963 (Age 61 years) Mother Holman, Pearl Marie, b. 23 Aug 1903, Illinois d. 19 Jun 1990, Flora Care Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 86 years) Marriage Y [2, 4] Family ID F10140 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family L. Children > 1. L. > 2. Weiler, K. > 3. Weiler, T. Family ID F8158 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- Enlisted and entered active service on February 14, 1945 at Saint Louis, Missouri. Trained as a Basic Airman (military occupational specialty 521) and as an AP Mechanic at Amarillo Field, Texas. Served stateside until honorably discharged as a Private from the 3701st Army Air Forces Base Unit on November 10, 1945 at Sioux City, Iowa. Earned the American Campaign Medal, the WWII Victory Medal, and the Good Conduct Medal.
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Event Map 
Birth - 23 Aug 1926 - Clay City, Clay County, Illinois 
Death - 18 Dec 2017 - Flora, Clay County, Illinois 
Funeral - 23 Dec 2017 - Frank & Bright Funeral Home, Flora, Clay County, Illinois 
Burial - 23 Dec 2017 - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, 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 - Fred Eugene Weiler, age 91, of Flora, Illinois, and former Clay City resident, passed away Monday night, December 18, 2017, at his home.
He was born August 23, 1926, in Clay City, to Eugene and Marie (Holman) Weiler. He was united in marriage to Audrey Nadine Bissey on March 8, 1946, in Clay City, and they have shared 71 anniversaries together.
Fred was a farmer. He served in the Army Air Force during World War II, and was Past Commander of Clay City American Legion. He was also a member of Clay City United Methodist Church, a member and Past Master of the Flora Masonic Lodge, served on the Clay City School Board, and drove a school bus.
Fred is survived by his wife: Audrey Weiler of Flora; children: Richard (Rebecca) Weiler of Durango, CO, Kathy (Mike) Kitley of Flora, and Teresa (Fred) Verner of Santa Fe, NM; 6 grandchildren: Jeff Weiler of Lodi, CA, Jamie (Andy) Myers of Flora, Troy (Amy) Kitley of Flora, Tracy (Abby) Kitley of Flora, Katelyn (Jacob) Shapiro of West Lafayette, IN, and Dr. Ryan (Dr. Kari) Verner of Houston, TX; 6 great-grandchildren: Mallory and Marli Myers, Emma, Halle and Landree Kitley, and Andrew Kitley; along with several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother: Bill Weiler; and 2 sisters: Norma Cummins and Anna Mary Carrington.
A funeral service for Fred Weiler will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, December 23, 2017, at Frank & Bright Funeral Home in Flora. Interment will be in the Clay City Cemetery with military honors. A visitation will be held 4-7 p.m. Friday evening with a Masonic Service at 7 p.m. at the funeral home.
Memorial donations in Freds memory may be given to Clay City United Methodist Church or Clay County Hospice.
- Fred Eugene Weiler, age 91, of Flora, Illinois, and former Clay City resident, passed away Monday night, December 18, 2017, at his home.
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Sources - [S6261] Frank & Bright Funeral Home, Obituary, Weiler, Fred Eugene, 91, (http://www.frankandbright.com/obituaries/obit/673/), none. (Reliability: 2).
- [S3910] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, (District 13-4) (Township), image 6, page 3b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00087?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 3).
- [S6011] World War II Honoree, Fred E. Weiler, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=1906386) (Reliability: 2).
- [S6255] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Carrington, Anna Mary, 82, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=361&GScid=105163&GRid=53170392&), none. (Reliability: 2).
- [S6261] Frank & Bright Funeral Home, Obituary, Weiler, Fred Eugene, 91, (http://www.frankandbright.com/obituaries/obit/673/), none. (Reliability: 2).