Individual Details
Elmer Jacob Weis Jr.
(14 Oct 1925 - 15 Jul 2005)
Events
| Birth | 14 Oct 1925 | St. Louis, St. Louis, MO |  | ||
| Enlistment | 17 Dec 1943 | St. Louis, St. Louis, MO |  | | |
| Military | Jan 1944 | Volunteered for the army air corp and became a tail gunner on a B-24 bomber. Discharged May 1946. - Jefferson Baracks, St. Louis, St. Louis, MO | | | |
| Marriage | Jan 1948 | Living | | ||
| Occupation | Aft 1948 | bricklayer - St. Louis, St. Louis, MO | | ||
| Retirement | 1987 | St. Louis, St. Louis, MO | |||
| Death | 15 Jul 2005 | Florissant, St. Louis, MO | | ||
| Soc Sec No | 498-20-3749 | |
Families
| Spouse | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Father | Elmer Jacob Weis Sr. (1900 - 1966) |
| Mother | Emilie Martha "Mildred" Sturmfels (1903 - 1985) |
| Sibling | Living |
| Sibling | Dolores Delaine Weis (1924 - 1996) |
| Sibling | Living |
Notes
Enlistment
Elmer Jacob WEIS Jr. enlisted as a Private for the duration of the war or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President.Military
According to the letter written by Elmer Jacob Weis Junior, after he graduated from High School un June 1943, and turned 18 in October, he registered for the draft. He was inducted into the army on Jan 1944 at Jefferson Baracks in St. Louis, MO. He volunteered for the Army Air Corp and became a tail gunner on a B-24 Bomber. With all of the subsequent training and two ports of embarkation, the war ended before he could see any action. He counted himself "very lucky." He was in NY Times Square when news of the end of the war came. He was discharged from Fort Lewis, Bath, VA in May 1946.Endnotes
1. U. S. Government, Social Security Death Index.
2. Elmer Jacob WEIS Jr. File (Private, U.S. Army), WWII Enlistment Record, 1938-1946, (:),.
3. Letter from Elmer J. WEIS, Jr. (2419 Castle Drive, St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63136) to Kristina (WEIS) NEWCOMER, 1994; held by Kristina Newcomer (5443 Brookmead Drive, Whittier, Los Angeles, CA 90601). Typed letter..
4. Letter from Elmer J. WEIS, Jr. (2419 Castle Drive, St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63136) to Kristina (WEIS) NEWCOMER, 1994; held by Kristina Newcomer (5443 Brookmead Drive, Whittier, Los Angeles, CA 90601). Typed letter..
5. Letter from Elmer J. WEIS, Jr. (2419 Castle Drive, St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63136) to Kristina (WEIS) NEWCOMER, 1994; held by Kristina Newcomer (5443 Brookmead Drive, Whittier, Los Angeles, CA 90601). Typed letter..
6. U. S. Government, Social Security Death Index.
7. U. S. Government, Social Security Death Index.