Wease, Frank Leo

1921 - 1945  (23 years)

• Name	Wease, Frank Leo
  Birth	29 Jan 1921	Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	WEAS.F002
  _FGRAVE	56286518
  Military Service	World War II, Technical Sergeant, 119th Infantry Regiment, 30th Infantry Division, United States Army  [3]
  	Service Number 35570305 ===================== ID: 35570305 Entered the Service From: Indiana Rank: Technical Sergeant Service: U.S. Army, 119th Infantry Regiment, 30th Infantry Division Died: Sunday, January 14, 1945 Buried at: Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery Location: Henri-Chapelle, Belgium Plot: C Row: 12 Grave: 35 Awards: Distinguished Service Cross, Bronze Star Source: https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=1055687
  		National Archives & Records Administration War Department Files, Wease, Frank Leo (1921-1945)
  		Flag of the United States, 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, a…
  		United States Army
  		Technical Sergeant (TSGT), United States Army and United States Army Air Forces (Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		Military Service Ribbons, Frank Leo Wease (1921-1945) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		Distinguished Service Cross, United States Army
  		Distinguished Service Cross, United States Army
  		Bronze Star Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		Bronze Star Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		Purple Heart Medal, United States Military
  		Purple Heart Medal, United States Military
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		30th Infantry Division ("Old Hickory"), United States Army
  		30th Infantry Division, United States Army
  		Unit Personnel Roster, Company G, 119th Infantry Regiment, 30th Infantry Division Includes Frank L. Wease, Killed in action in France, World War II, Frank was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for bravery. The Distinguished Service Cross (DSC) is the second highest military decoration that can be awarded to a member of the United States Army (and previously, the United States Army Air Forces), for extreme gallantry and…
  Death	14 Jan 1945	Beaumont, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium   [3, 5, 6]
  	Cause: Killed in action
  Burial	Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial, Henri-Chapelle, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium   [3]
  	C - Row 12 - Grave 35
  		Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial, Hombourg, Henri-Chapelle, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium
  		American Battle Monuments Commission - More than 200,000 Americans who died in WWI or WWII are honored at an ABMC site
  		Brochure, Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Henri-Chapelle, Belgium, page 01 Brochure, Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Henri-Chapelle, Belgium, page 01 of 13 pages
  		Entrance, Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery At the Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial in Belgium, covering 57 acres, rest 7,987 of our military dead, most of whom lost their lives during the advance of the U.S. armed forces into Germany. Their headstones are arranged in gentle arcs sweeping across a broad green lawn that slopes gently downhill. A highway passes through the…
  		Brochure, Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Henri-Chapelle, Belgium, page 02 Brochure, Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Henri-Chapelle, Belgium, page 02 of 13 pages
  		Headstone, Wease, Frank L.
  		Brochure, Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Henri-Chapelle, Belgium, page 03 Brochure, Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Henri-Chapelle, Belgium, page 03 of 13 pages
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  		Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial, Hombourg, Henri-Chapelle, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium
  Person ID	I10986	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	28 May 2023

  
  

  Father	Wease, Robert Abner 'Bob',   b. 27 Mar 1888, Clay County, Illinois d. 3 Oct 1967, Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Cochenour, Marie Ethel,   b. 28 Sep 1903, Bentonsport, Van Buren County, Iowa d. 31 May 1931, Pixley Township, Clay County, Illinois (Age 27 years)
  Marriage	Y  [2]
  Family ID	F875	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Kloninger, Mary Etta
  Children	1. Wease, ?
  Family ID	F1376	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 29 Jan 1921 - Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Death - Cause: Killed in action - 14 Jan 1945 - Beaumont, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium Burial - - Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial, Henri-Chapelle, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos		Clay City Veterans Memorial, Mills Park, Clay City, Illinois (East Side) Photo by Carl Wayne Gray
  		Clay City Veterans Memorial, Mills Park, Clay City, Illinois (East Side, Right Panel) Photo by Carl Wayne Gray

  
  

• Sources

  [S2936] Burrett, Lynn, Frank Wease, (Lynn Burrett. "Re: Frank Wease" 24 July 2006, personel e-mail (24 July 2006)), none. (Reliability: 2). [S404] Ancestry.com, 1930 Federal Census, Pixley Township, Clay County, Illinois, District 16, page 3a, (http://interactive.ancestry.com/6224/4584337_00854?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fdbid%3d) (Reliability: 2). [S2938] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Wease, Frank Leo, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56286518/frank-leo-wease), none. (Reliability: 2). [S15547] Ancestry.com, 1930 Federal Census, Pixley Township, Clay County, Illinois, District 16, page 3a, (http://interactive.ancestry.com/6224/4584337_00854?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fdbid%3d) (Reliability: 2). [S2937] Lowell Tribune, Lowell, Indiana, Obituary, Wease, Frank L., (Lowell Tribune, Lowell, Indiana, 15 February 1945), none. (Reliability: 2). [S14675] https://www.wwiimemorial.com/, National Archives & Records Administration War Department Files, T SG Frank L. Wease, (https://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque_wardept.aspx?honoreeID=1055687) (Reliability: 2).