Weidner, Milton F.

1918 - 1989  (70 years)

• Name	Weidner, Milton F.
  Birth	6 Nov 1918	Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	WEID.M002
  _FGRAVE	17894018
  Military Service	World War II, Private, Company I, 329th Infantry Regiment, 83rd 'Thunderbolt' Infantry Division, United States Army  [4, 5]
  	Entered active service as a draftee on June 14, 1944 at Fort Sheridan, Illinois. Completed basic training and qualified in the military occupational specialty of Rifleman (745). Departed the Continental U.S. on December 9, 1944 bound for England. Assigned to and fought with Company I, 329th Infantry Regiment, 83rd 'Thunderbolt' Infantry Division in Ardennes Campaign. Wounded by enemy action on January 9, 1945 in Luxembourg, Belgium. Removed from the battlefield for treatment and returned to the U.S. on April 23, 1945 for convalescence. Honorably discharged as a Private with a certificate of disability on June 2, 1945 at Kennedy General Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee. Earned the Purple Heart Medal, Combat Infantryman Badge, American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with 1 bronze battle star and the WWII Victory Medal. This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission. Source: https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2049990
  		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,…
  		Milton F. Weidner (1918-1989)
  		United States Army
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		Combat Infantryman Badge, United States Army
  		Combat Infantryman Badge, United States Army
  		Military Service Ribbons, Weidner, Milton F. (1918-1989) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		Purple Heart Medal, United States Military
  		Purple Heart Medal, United States Military
  		American Campaign Medal, United States Military
  		American Campaign Medal, United States
  		European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
  		European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		83rd Infantry Division ("Thunderbolt"), United States Army
  		83rd Infantry Division ("Thunderbolt"), United States Army
  		329th Infantry Regiment, United States Army
  		Fort Sheridan, Illinois
  		European Theater of World War II
  		Battle of the Bulge, World War II
  		Luxembourg
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007 On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. …
  		World War II Honoree, Weidner, Milton F. (1918-1989)
  		Milton F. Weidner (1918-1989)
  Death	23 Aug 1989	Clay County Hospital (Old Location), Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2, 6]
  Burial	Dillman Cemetery, Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  		Headstone, Weidner, Milton F. and Marie P.
  Person ID	I20447	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Weidner - Schnautz Joseph R. Weidner and Philabena Eula Schnautz Descendants
  Last Modified	11 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Weidner, Joseph R.,   b. 1890, Illinois d. 1964 (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Schnautz, Philabena Eula,   b. 1895, Illinois d. 1973 (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F9187	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Patridge, Marie P.,   b. 12 May 1922, Magnolia, Putnam County, Illinois d. 27 Apr 2001, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	20 Jul 1940
  Age at Marriage	He was 21 years and 8 months - She was 18 years and 2 months.
  Children	1. Weidner, P.   2. Weidner, K.   3. Weidner, R.   4. Weidner, B.   5. Weidner, R.   6. Weidner, C.   7. Weidner, D.D.
  Family ID	F9186	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 6 Nov 1918 - Clay County, Illinois Death - 23 Aug 1989 - Clay County Hospital (Old Location), Flora, Clay County, Illinois Burial - - Dillman Cemetery, Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Milton Weidner, age 70 of Clay City, died at 7:08 a.m. August 23, in the Clay County Hospital. Services were held August 25 at the Hosselton, Bookhout, Engelmeier Funeral Home in Clay City, with burial in the Dillman Cemetery in Sailor Springs. Mr. Weidner was born November 6, 1918, the son of Joseph and Philibena Schnautz Weidner. He married Marie Patridge on July 20, 1940 and she survives. He was a retired truck driver for J.W. Rudy. Besides his wife, survivors include three daughters, Beverly Dunahee of Grayville, Rose Heathcock, White House, TN., and Carolyn Weidner of Clay City; four sons, Paul, Robert, and Donnie of Clay City and Kenneth of Sailor Springs; four sisters, Bonita Stanley, Olney, Audrey Barcley of Salem, Rae Dean Gill of Mt. Vernon, and Louise Rosenleib of Casper, WY; two brothers, Fletcher Weidner of Jonesville, MI and Danny Weidner of Olney, nineteen grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers and one sister. Taken from an area newspaper. Contributor: Barbara Bromm (47643809) • tgram63@outlook.com

  
  

• Sources

  [S5260] (Reliability: 2). [S5606] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Weidner, Milton F. and Marie P., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Patridge&GSiman=1&GScid=105411&GRid=17894038&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S5396] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Stanford Township, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-20), image 27, page 13b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00480?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 2). [S5257] (Reliability: 2). [S5608] (Reliability: 2). [S5452] Obituary, Weidner, Marie P., 78, (.), none. (Reliability: 2).