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WIEMER, Ernest James - Date of
birth
26 June 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Baltimore, Maryland -
Hometown
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33782563 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
134th Infantry Regiment,
35th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
15 December 1944 - Place of
death
Bannholz woods, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 21 | 106 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Otto E. Wiemer (father)
Elizabeth E. (Jones) Wiemer (mother)
More information
Pvt Ernest J. Wiemer attended West Catholic High School for three years before he enlisted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 25 May 1943. He was sent overseas in August 1944.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Andilly, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, After Action Report 35th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com - SueMac
Photo source: www.ancestry.com - Rick O'Dea