Weidner, George Lowell

1917 - 2002  (85 years)

• Name	Weidner, George Lowell
  Birth	1 Oct 1917	Illinois   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	6 May 1940	Pixley Township, Clay County, Illinois   [2]
  	1940 Census, Pixley Township, Clay County, Illinois, page 04a
  		1940 Census, Pixley Township, Clay County, Illinois, page 04a 1940 United States Federal Census, Pixley Township, Clay County, Illinois, District 13-18, image 07, page 04a
  Reference Number	WEID.G004
  _FGRAVE	18551955
  Military Service	World War II, Sergeant, United States Army  [3, 4]
  	Entered active service as a draftee on October 30, 1941. Departed the Continental U.S. on May 11, 1942 bound for the European Theater of Operations. Saw combat as a rifleman in North Africa, the Sicilian Campaign and the Italian Campaign. Wounded in action near Sbeitla, Tunisia on February 15, 1943. Returned to the U.S. on May 30, 1944. Earned The Combat Infantryman Badge, The Purple Heart Medal and The European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with three bronze battle stars. Honorably discharged in poor health as a Sergeant from the station complement at Charleston, South Carolina on September 25, 1944. Source: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=1887211
  		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,…
  		United States Army
  		George Lowell Weidner (1917-2002)
  		Sergeant, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores (Sep 1942-Aug 1948) NOTE: The three stripe Sergeant Insignia was not used during the Korean War
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		Military Service Ribbons, Weidner, George Lowell (1917-1944) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		Purple Heart Medal, United States Military
  		Purple Heart Medal, United States Military
  		European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
  		European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		Sbeitla, Tunisia
  		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. …
  		World War II Honoree, Weidner, George L. (1917-2002)
  Death	25 Dec 2002  [1]
  Burial	Dillman Cemetery, Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Weidner, Bernette and George Lowell
  Person ID	I35905	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Murbarger - Harrison John Harrison Murbarger and Martha A. Harrison Descendants, Weidner - Ziegler Johann Adam Weidner and Magdalene Ziegler Descendants
  Last Modified	2 Jul 2023

  
  

  Father	Weidner, George,   b. 1864   d. 1936 (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Murbarger, Lurena 'Rena',   b. 1889, Illinois d. 1965 (Age 76 years)
  Family ID	F4077	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Phillips, Bernette P.,   b. 12 Aug 1921, Gary, Lake County, Indiana d. 11 Aug 2007, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	30 Dec 1944
  Age at Marriage	He was 27 years and 2 months - She was 23 years and 4 months.
  Children	1. Weidner, R.A.   2. Weidner, M.L.   3. Weidner, H.N.   4. Weidner, C.L.   5. Weidner, George Nelson,   b. 1 Jul 1952, Flora, Clay County, Illinois d. 10 Apr 2013, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois (Age 60 years)
  Family ID	F14540	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1 Oct 1917 - Illinois Census - 1940 Census, Pixley Township, Clay County, Illinois, page 04a - 6 May 1940 - Pixley Township, Clay County, Illinois Burial - - Dillman Cemetery, Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Herald & Review (Decatur, IL) - Tuesday, December 24, 2002 LOUISVILLE - George L. Weidner, 85, Louisville, retired farmer, died Monday (Dec. 23, 2002). Services: 2 p.m. Saturday, Frank & Bright Funeral Home, Flora. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Friday. Burial: Dillman Cemetery, Sailor Springs, with military rites. Memorials: donor's choice.

  
  

• Sources

  [S11412] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Weidner, Bernette and George Lowell, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=18551955), none. (Reliability: 2). [S414] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Pixley Township, Clay County, Illinois, District 13-18, image 07, page 4a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00441?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 2). [S11413] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Weidner, George L., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=18551955), none. (Reliability: 2). [S10812] https://www.wwiimemorial.com/, World War II Honoree, George L. Weidner, (https://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=1887211) (Reliability: 2).