Harlan CemeteryShelby County, IowaUploaded 9/20/2016 by
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[Email]WEIHS
TONY J.
1891-1978
CATHERINE
1890-1979
ALFRED P. WEIHS
C1 US NAVY
WORLD WAR II
SEP 26 1918 - APR 7 1943
Alfred, son of Anthony and Catherine, has a memorial plaque only. Alfred was listed as missing/killed in action in the Pacific when his ship, the USS Aaron Ward DD-483, was attacked and sunk by the Japanese near Tinete Point, Florida Island. Listed on the Tablets of the Missing for Manila American Cemetery: https://www.abmc.gov/node/476015#.V-Ez0vArKUk
Service #: 6203983
Rank: Fireman First Class, U.S. Navy
Unit: United States Naval Reserve
Entered Service From: Iowa
Date of Death: April 7, 1943
Status: Missing In Action
Memorialized: Tablets of the Missing
Manila American Cemetery
Awards: Purple Heart
Sect. 2C, Lot 114, #1 (Anthony) & #2 (Catherine)
Contributed by Shelby County, Sept. 2012 from their discontinued Access database, previously online at: http://www.cemeterymap.com/