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Submitted: 7/17/13 • Approved: 4/5/17 • Last Updated: 4/8/17 • R909009-G0-S3
Seaman George Perry Weigart, son of George Weigart and Myrtle Case Weigart, was born Jan. 22, 1924, at Ruddells, Arkansas. He received his education by attending Batesville, Mountain View, and Kensett, Arkansas, High Schools and East Texas Agricultural College, Arlington, Texas. Entering the Merchant Marines in October, 1942, he received boot training at St Petersburg, Florida, and made voyages to Brazil, the Azores Islands, and North Africa. His final voyage was from Norfolk, Virginia, to Bari, Italy. Seaman Weigart and his brother, Donald, were members of the crew of the steamship Charles Henderson of New Orleans, which was loaded with explosives and blew up in the Italian port, April 9, 1945, with only one survivor of the ship.
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Contributed on 7/17/13 by hawkinsdonna
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