World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Homer Wayne Weeks
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Poteau, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
HIS DIVISION SAILED FROM THE NEW YORK PORT OF EMBARKATION ON DECEMBER 1, 1944 AND ARRIVED IN ENGLAND ON DECEMBER 12, 1944. SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER WITH THE 69TH INFANTRY 'FIGHTING 69TH' DIVISION. HIS DIVISION PARTICIPATED IN THE RHINELAND, AND CENTRAL EUROPE CAMPAIGNS. LANDED AT LE HAVRE, FRANCE ON JANUARY 24, 1945 AND MOVED TO DEFENSIVE POSITIONS IN BELGIUM IN FEBRUARY, 1945. HIS DIVISION ATTACKED INTO GERMANY AND MOVED TO THE RHINE RIVER IN MARCH, 1945. THEN CROSSED THE RHINE AND CAPTURED THE CITY OF LEIPZIG ON APRIL 19, 1945. CONTINUED ADVANCING EAST AND MADE CONTACT WITH SOVIET ARMY FORCES ALONG THE ELBE RIVER ON APRIL 25, 1945. THE DIVISION THEN OPERATED IN ZONE UNTIL THE END OF HOSTILITIES WAS ANNOUNCED ON MAY 7, 1945. AWARDED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND ARMY OF OCCUPATION MEDAL WITH ‘GERMANY’ CLASP. HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN 1946 AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.