Wease, Frank Leo
1921 - 1945 (23 years)
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Name Wease, Frank Leo Birth 29 Jan 1921 Clay City, Clay County, Illinois 
[1, 2] Gender Male Reference Number WEAS.F002 _FGRAVE 56286518 Military Service World War II, Technical Sergeant, 119th Infantry Regiment, 30th Infantry Division, United States Army - Service Number 35570305
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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)
Clay City Veterans Memorial, Mills Park, Clay City, Illinois
(East Side)
Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
United States of America Flag, 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,…
Clay City Veterans Memorial, Mills Park, Clay City, Illinois
(East Side, Right Panel)
Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
United States Army 
Technical Sergeant, United States Army and United States Army Air Forces
(Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia 
Military Service Ribbons, Wease, Frank Leo (1921-1945)
Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
Distinguished Service Cross, United States Army Distinguished Service Cross, United States Army 
Bronze Star Medal, United States 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…Death 14 Jan 1945 Beaumont, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium [4, 5] Cause: Killed in action Burial Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial, Hombourg, Henri-Chapelle, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium [6] - Buried at: Plot C Row 12 Grave 35 Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery Henri-Chapelle, Belgium
Burial Flag, United States Military Veterans 
Headstone, Wease, Frank L. American Battle Monuments Commission Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial, Hombourg, Henri-Chapelle, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium Brochure, Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Henri-Chapelle, Belgium 
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. Oct 1967, Sadorus, 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, M.E. Children 1. Wease Family ID F1376 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 31 Jan 2023
- Service Number 35570305
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Event Map 
Death - Cause: Killed in action - 14 Jan 1945 - Beaumont, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium 
Burial - - Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial, Hombourg, Henri-Chapelle, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium = Link to Google Earth
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Sources - [S2936] Burrett, Lynn, Frank Wease, (Lynn Burrett.
- [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).
- [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).
- [S2938] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Wease, Frank L., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Wease&GSiman=1&GScid=1991678&GRid=56286518&), none. (Reliability: 2).
- [S2936] Burrett, Lynn, Frank Wease, (Lynn Burrett.