Weidner, Norman Ben 'Fuzz'

1924 - 1981  (56 years)

• Name	Weidner, Norman Ben 'Fuzz'
  Birth	7 Jun 1924	Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	WEID.N001
  _FGRAVE	51892161
  Military Service	World War II, Technician Fifth Grade, Company C, 10th Armored Infantry Battalion, 4th Armored Division, United States Army  [1, 3]
  	Entered active service as a draftee on April 26, 1944 at Fort Sheridan, Illinois. Completed basic training and qualified in the military occupational specialty of Heavy Truck Driver (931). Departed the Continental U.S. on December 9, 1944 bound for the European Theater of Operations. Assigned to and fought with Company C, 10th Armored Infantry Battalion, 4th Armored Division, through the Ardennes, Rhineland and Central Europe Campaigns. Earned the Distinguished Unit Badge, Combat Infantryman Badge, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with 3 bronze battle stars and the WWII Victory Medal. Honorably discharged as a Technician 5th Grade on May 31, 1946 at the Separation Center, Fort Sheridan, Illinois. 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=2050097
  		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,…
  		United States Army
  		Technician Fifth Grade, United States Army and United States Army Air Forces (Sep 1942-Aug 1948) This insignia was worn during World War II. The Technician ranks were removed from the U.S. Army rank system in 1948, although the concept was brought back with the Specialist ranks in 1955.
  		Technician Fifth Grade, United States Army and United States Army Air Forces (Sep 1942-Aug 1948) This insignia was worn during World War II. The Technician ranks were removed from the U.S. Army rank system in 1948, although the concept was brought back with the Specialist ranks in 1955.
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		Combat Infantryman Badge, United States Army
  		Combat Infantryman Badge, United States Army
  		Presidential Unit Citation, United States Army Originally called the Distinguished Unit Citation
  		Presidential Unit Citation, United States Uniformed Services Originally called the Distinguished Unit Citation
  		Military Service Ribbons, Weidner, Norman B "Fuzz" (1924-1981) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		Good Conduct Medal, United States Army
  		Good Conduct Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		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)
  		European Theater of World War II
  		4th Armored Division ("Patton's Vanguard"), United States Army
  		4th Armored Division ("Patton's Vanguard"), United States Army
  		Fort Sheridan, Illinois
  		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, Norman B. (1924-1981)
  Death	28 Mar 1981	Veterans Hospital, St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri   [1]
  Burial	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 4]
  	Plot: 2 Add. Row 14 Lot 5
  		Headstone, Weidner, Norman Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
  Person ID	I26810	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Weidner - Schnautz Joseph R. Weidner and Philabena Eula Schnautz Descendants
  Last Modified	18 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	Bryan, Melba Maxine,   b. 27 May 1922, Flora, Clay County, Illinois d. 9 Dec 1996 (Age 74 years)
  Children	1. Weidner, Brenda Sue,   b. 24 Jan 1952, Flora, Clay County, Illinois d. 25 Jun 2008, Flora Healthcare Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 56 years)
  Family ID	F11533	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 7 Jun 1924 - Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois Death - 28 Mar 1981 - Veterans Hospital, St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri Burial - - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Fuzzy B. Weidner, 56, Clay City, died Saturday at 10 a.m. of natural causes at the John Cochran Veteran’s Hospital in St. Louis. Services will be in the Cardascio Funeral Home in Clay City with Bro. Charles Allen presiding. Burial is in Clay City Cemetery with military graveside rites. He was born in Sailor Springs June 7, 1924 to Joseph and Bena Eula (Schautz) Weidner. He married Melba Maxine Bryan June 7, 1951 in Clay City. She survives. He was a heavy equipment operator for the J.W. Rudy Co. in Clay City, a member of the Sailor Springs American Legion, and a veteran of World War II. Survivors include a daughter, Brenda Sue Weidner, at home; three brothers, Fletcher, Jonesville, Mich., Milton, Clay City, and Danny, Olney; five sisters, June Ogden, Springfield, Audrey Barclay, Salem, Bonita Stanley, Olney, Lois Rosenlieb, Casper, Wyo., and Rae Dean Gill. Mt. Vernon. Taken from the Olney Daily Mail, Olney, IL, March 28, 1981.

  
  

• Sources

  [S7608] (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). [S7556] (Reliability: 2). [S7609] (Reliability: 2).