TEC5 William G. Weber
Today, we honor and remember TEC5 William G. Weber of the 101st Airborne Division.
Technician 5th Grade (TEC5) William G. Weber of the 101st Signal Company, 101st Airborne Division, was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to Clarence and Lillian (Vogel) Weber on August 9, 1924. William had an older sister, Ruth G. (Weber) Koehler.
William enlisted in the U.S. Army at his hometown on December 12, 1942, and was assigned to the 101st Signal Company.
According to his IDPF, TEC5 Weber was killed in action under unknown circumstances on D-Day, June 6, 1944.
General Taylor’s radio operator, George Koskimaki of the 101st Signal Company, recalled what happened in his diary when he noted that on June 8,
[William G.] Weber died and Sergeant William C. Harrison was seriously wounded when the Germans shot at the ambulance evacuating them to the beach.” Both had been seriously injured when their Waco glider crashed on the Chicago mission.
Another Screaming Eagle had soared to the ultimate height. 🦅
TEC5 William G. Weber died at the age of 19. He was posthumously awarded a Purple Heart Medal. On June 10, he was initially buried in the temporary military cemetery of Hiesville, at Plot A, Row 16, Grave 160. Later, on July 4, 1944, he was reinterred in the temporary Military Cemetery of Blosville, Normandy, at Plot I, Row 5, 100. In the Spring of 1949, he was permanently interred in the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, at Plot C, Row 27, Grave 32. He is remembered with a cenotaph at the Valhalla Memorial Park in Milwaukee. May he rest in peace.
Happy Birthday in Heaven, William.
Lest we forget. 🇺🇸
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In the first hours of DDay ,on June 8th you got killed when they evacuate you to a safer area!
Many of your comrades fought there way up to Freedom!!
Thank you for your service William G.Weber.
Today we thinking of you because it's your Birthday in Heaven 🫡🇺🇸🫡
God Speed trooper 🫶