Clarence F. Weiss

Clarence F. Weiss enlisted in the Marine Corps on May 25, 1944, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

He served as a Private in the Pacific Theater.  He was killed in action on Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands, on June 20, 1945.

He received the following: Silver Star Medal, Purple Heart, Presidential Unit Citation with star, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with one bronze battle star, and World War II Victory Medal.

Source: Hometown Heroes:  The Saint Louis County World War II Project, 338.

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