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Personal info

Full name
WEYHRAUCH, Arthur John
Date of birth
22 November 1908
Age
35
Place of birth
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
Hometown
The Bronx, Bronx County, New York

Military service

Service number
42055456
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
30th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
7 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Sauceray-St. Dié, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 27 26

Immediate family

Members
John Weyhrauch (father)
Cecelia Weyhrauch (mother)
Edward Weyhrauch (brother)
George Weyhrauch (brother)
Lillian (Jenkins) Weyhrauch (wife)
Arthur Weyhrauch (son)

More information

Pvt Arthur J. Weyhrauch attended high school for three years and was an addressograph operator, employed by The Brooklyn Eagle newspaper.

He was sent overseas in Augus 1944.

He was killed by artillery shell fragments.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy, www.newspapers.com - The Brooklyn Eagle