World War II Honoree

Reuben A. Weiner

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Lakewood, California

Honored By

Rueben A. & Vivian Weiner

COMBAT PHOTOGRAPHER. SERVED AT NORMANDY WITH THE 508TH PARACHUTE INFANTRY REGIMENT, 32ND AIRBORNE DIVISION, 165TH PHOTO COMPANY AT CHERBOURG WITH THE 4TH INFANTRY DIVISION, AT ST. LO WITH THE 702ND TANK DESTROYER, AT FALAISE GAP WITH THE GENERAL TROOPS, AT THE LIBERATION OF PARIS WITH THE 2ND FRENCH ARMORED DIVISION, AT BELGIUM WITH THE 5TH ARMORED DIVISION, AT THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE WITH THE 82ND AIRBORNE, IN GERMANY AND CZECHOSLOVAKIA WITH THE 7TH ARMORED DIVISION, AT BERLIN WITH THE 82ND AIRBORNE. CITATIONS INCLUDE FIVE BATTLE STARS, INVASION ARROWHEAD, JUMP WINGS WITH ONE COMBAT JUMP FOR NORMANDY, COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION, TWO BRONZE STARS FOR MERITORIOUS COMBAT, FRENCH CROIX DE GUERRE, EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS RIBBON, AMERICAN THEATER RIBBON, GOOD CONDUCT RIBBON, GERMANY RIBBON.