World War II Honoree

James Edmard Weiss

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania

Honored By

Diane Cooper

Relationship

Daughter

HE WAS A CORPORAL SERVING AS A LIGHT MORTAR CREWMAN MARKSMAN. HE WAS INDUCTED AT FORT GEORGE MEAD, MARYLAND IN OCTOBER 1944. HE FOUGHT IN RHINELAND, THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE IN FRANCE AND GERMANY. HE WAS REPORTED MISSING IN ACTION ON DECEMBER 11, 1944 AS HE WAS TAKEN PRISONER IN FRANCE BUT WAS ABLE TO ESCAPE FROM A GERMAN PRISON CAMP. HE WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED FROM THE CONVENT HOSPITAL AND STATION HOSPITAL IN FORT STOVY, VIRGINIA ON DECEMBER 13, 1945. HE RECEIVED THE AMERICAN THEATRE SERVICE MEDAL , THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER MEDAL, SERVICE MEDAL FOR OVERSEAS, SILVER BARS AND A BRONZE STAR WITH LAPEL BUTTON ISSUED.