Uncle Jake was born between Worden and Ballantine, MT. on July 15, 1915.
On Dec. 15, 1939, at age 24, he enlisted in the US Army. He was a S/Sgt in the Medical Corp, 1st Inf. 41st C.A. In the 1940 federal census, he was in Wahiawa, Honolulu, Hawaii in the Div. Medical Detachment. He was in Hawaii when Pearl Harbor was bombed in Dec., 1941 and saw the first plane come over. He assisted with the wounded at that time. He spent time at Camp Vale, CO testing winter equipment in preparation for an assignment to Italty. He was with the 10th Mountain Div. (while training he broke his arm skiing.) His unit then went to Italy and the 10th Mountain Div. fought in some of the roughest terrain and artic conditions of the country. He was awarded either the Silver Star or Purple Heart for his combat duty there. While in Italy he looked for the grave of his brother, Harry Weber, who was killed near Naples on October 13, 1943. He was discharged on July 5, 1945.
On Sept. 28, 1945, at age 30, he married Mary Rudolph of Seattle (formerly of Bridger, Vananda and Laurel, MT). They were married at the Trinity Lutheran Church, 22nd & East Union St. in Seattle, WA. He met his bride in the Bridger, MT Lutheran Church choir.
Jake and Mary were Lutherans and very religious.
Mary and Jake had a son, Steven Harry Weber, who died January 17, 1948. Two twin sons, Paul and David were born in 1949. They had red hair like their mother's side of the family.
Uncle Jake used the GI Bill to get his high school dipolma.
Jake wanted to be a doctor. He worked as a hospital orderly at the Marine Hospital in Seattle for many years and contacted hepatitis B while working in the hospital. He died from liver complications on April 26, 1984.
On Dec. 15, 1939, at age 24, he enlisted in the US Army. He was a S/Sgt in the Medical Corp, 1st Inf. 41st C.A. In the 1940 federal census, he was in Wahiawa, Honolulu, Hawaii in the Div. Medical Detachment. He was in Hawaii when Pearl Harbor was bombed in Dec., 1941 and saw the first plane come over. He assisted with the wounded at that time. He spent time at Camp Vale, CO testing winter equipment in preparation for an assignment to Italty. He was with the 10th Mountain Div. (while training he broke his arm skiing.) His unit then went to Italy and the 10th Mountain Div. fought in some of the roughest terrain and artic conditions of the country. He was awarded either the Silver Star or Purple Heart for his combat duty there. While in Italy he looked for the grave of his brother, Harry Weber, who was killed near Naples on October 13, 1943. He was discharged on July 5, 1945.
On Sept. 28, 1945, at age 30, he married Mary Rudolph of Seattle (formerly of Bridger, Vananda and Laurel, MT). They were married at the Trinity Lutheran Church, 22nd & East Union St. in Seattle, WA. He met his bride in the Bridger, MT Lutheran Church choir.
Jake and Mary were Lutherans and very religious.
Mary and Jake had a son, Steven Harry Weber, who died January 17, 1948. Two twin sons, Paul and David were born in 1949. They had red hair like their mother's side of the family.
Uncle Jake used the GI Bill to get his high school dipolma.
Jake wanted to be a doctor. He worked as a hospital orderly at the Marine Hospital in Seattle for many years and contacted hepatitis B while working in the hospital. He died from liver complications on April 26, 1984.
Uncle Jake was born between Worden and Ballantine, MT. on July 15, 1915.
On Dec. 15, 1939, at age 24, he enlisted in the US Army. He was a S/Sgt in the Medical Corp, 1st Inf. 41st C.A. In the 1940 federal census, he was in Wahiawa, Honolulu, Hawaii in the Div. Medical Detachment. He was in Hawaii when Pearl Harbor was bombed in Dec., 1941 and saw the first plane come over. He assisted with the wounded at that time. He spent time at Camp Vale, CO testing winter equipment in preparation for an assignment to Italty. He was with the 10th Mountain Div. (while training he broke his arm skiing.) His unit then went to Italy and the 10th Mountain Div. fought in some of the roughest terrain and artic conditions of the country. He was awarded either the Silver Star or Purple Heart for his combat duty there. While in Italy he looked for the grave of his brother, Harry Weber, who was killed near Naples on October 13, 1943. He was discharged on July 5, 1945.
On Sept. 28, 1945, at age 30, he married Mary Rudolph of Seattle (formerly of Bridger, Vananda and Laurel, MT). They were married at the Trinity Lutheran Church, 22nd & East Union St. in Seattle, WA. He met his bride in the Bridger, MT Lutheran Church choir.
Jake and Mary were Lutherans and very religious.
Mary and Jake had a son, Steven Harry Weber, who died January 17, 1948. Two twin sons, Paul and David were born in 1949. They had red hair like their mother's side of the family.
Uncle Jake used the GI Bill to get his high school dipolma.
Jake wanted to be a doctor. He worked as a hospital orderly at the Marine Hospital in Seattle for many years and contacted hepatitis B while working in the hospital. He died from liver complications on April 26, 1984.
On Dec. 15, 1939, at age 24, he enlisted in the US Army. He was a S/Sgt in the Medical Corp, 1st Inf. 41st C.A. In the 1940 federal census, he was in Wahiawa, Honolulu, Hawaii in the Div. Medical Detachment. He was in Hawaii when Pearl Harbor was bombed in Dec., 1941 and saw the first plane come over. He assisted with the wounded at that time. He spent time at Camp Vale, CO testing winter equipment in preparation for an assignment to Italty. He was with the 10th Mountain Div. (while training he broke his arm skiing.) His unit then went to Italy and the 10th Mountain Div. fought in some of the roughest terrain and artic conditions of the country. He was awarded either the Silver Star or Purple Heart for his combat duty there. While in Italy he looked for the grave of his brother, Harry Weber, who was killed near Naples on October 13, 1943. He was discharged on July 5, 1945.
On Sept. 28, 1945, at age 30, he married Mary Rudolph of Seattle (formerly of Bridger, Vananda and Laurel, MT). They were married at the Trinity Lutheran Church, 22nd & East Union St. in Seattle, WA. He met his bride in the Bridger, MT Lutheran Church choir.
Jake and Mary were Lutherans and very religious.
Mary and Jake had a son, Steven Harry Weber, who died January 17, 1948. Two twin sons, Paul and David were born in 1949. They had red hair like their mother's side of the family.
Uncle Jake used the GI Bill to get his high school dipolma.
Jake wanted to be a doctor. He worked as a hospital orderly at the Marine Hospital in Seattle for many years and contacted hepatitis B while working in the hospital. He died from liver complications on April 26, 1984.
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