World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
William H. Weber
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Vilas County, Wisconsin
Honored By
Orville L. Kline
RANK: PRIVATE 1ST CLASS. HE WAS INDUCTED INTO THE ARMY MARCH 14, 1941 AT MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN AND SERVED WITH THE 22ND INFANTRY REGIMENT, 4TH INFANTRY ‘IVY’ DIVISION ATTACHED TO THE U.S. 1ST ARMY. HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE VAST ARMADA THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE INVASION OF GERMANY’S FORTRESS EUROPE, D-DAY, TUESDAY, JUNE 6, 1944, CODE NAME: OPERATION OVERLORD. WHILE EMBARKING FROM HIS LANDING CRAFT INFANTRY ‘LCI’, HE WENT ASHORE ON UTAH BEACH, BATTLE OF NORMANDY. KILLED IN ACTION ON THE DAY OF THE ASSAULT AND IS BURIED IN THE NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY LOCATED AT COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, FRANCE. AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART.