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Personal info

Full name
WEARE, Samuel David
Date of birth
23 September 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33781097
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
310th Infantry Regiment,
78th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 8 Oak Leaf Clusters

Death

Status
Finding of Death
Date of death
21 December 1944
Place of death
Lammersdorf, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
C 34 3

Immediate family

Members
Samuel H. Weare (father)
Mary Weare (mother)
Joseph Weare (brother)
Mary Weare (sister)
Rita Weare (sister)
Rose Weare (sister)
Ethel Weare (sister)
Edward Weare (brother)
Gertrude Weare (sister)
Francis Weare (brother)

More information

Pvt Samuel D. Weare was employed at Air Reduction Sales Company.

He enlisted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 15 May 1943.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, Pennsylvania Veteran Compensation Application, WWII Draft Card, 1930 US Census

Photo source: Jac Engels