| 1. | Weidner, Milton F. was born on 6 Nov 1918 in Clay County, Illinois; died on 23 Aug 1989 in Clay County Hospital (Old Location), Flora, Clay County, Illinois; was buried in Dillman Cemetery, Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois. Other Events and Attributes:
- Reference Number: WEID.M002
- _FGRAVE: 17894018
- Military Service: World War II, Private, Company I, 329th Infantry Regiment, 83rd 'Thunderbolt' Infantry Division, United States Army
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
Military Service:
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
Milton married Patridge, Marie P. on 20 Jul 1940. Marie (daughter of Patridge, William M. and Hiltabrand, Lela Mae) was born on 12 May 1922 in Magnolia, Putnam County, Illinois; died on 27 Apr 2001 in Clay City, Clay County, Illinois; was buried on 30 Apr 2001 in Dillman Cemetery, Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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1918 - 1989 (70 years)
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Weidner, R. 
Weidner, R. 
