DOB/DOD: November 11, 1900 (Norwalk, CT) – December 17, 1917; 17 years old
MARITAL STATUS: Unmarried
LOCAL ADDRESS: 101 Cedar Street, Norwalk; also lived at 232 East Avenue, Norwalk.
ENLISTMENT: December 4, 1917
SERVICE NUMBER: 1371837
UNIT: Naval Training Station, Newport, Rhode Island
FAMILY: Thomas Weed (1866-1946) and Nettie Partrick Weed (1874-1942). Three sisters, Grace (1894-1958), Aimee (1899-1937), and Elizabeth (1906-1971). Three brothers, Herbert (1897-1927), Franklin (1904-1984), and Reuel (1910-1966).
CIRCUMSTANCES: Died at Naval Hospital in Newport, Rhode Island, 13 days after enlistment.
OTHER: Worked as a paper maker before entering the service.
From The Norwalk Hour December 19, 1917
The funeral of David J. Weed, a local sailor who died at the Newport Naval Training Station, will be held tomorrow afternoon, at 3:30 o’clock from the late home, 101 Cedar Street. Reverend George M. Teeple, pastor of the Advent Christian Church, will officiate and interment will be in Riverside Cemetery. Four members of the Norwalk Home Guards will act as pallbearers.
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Seaman Weed is buried in Riverside Cemetery; 81 Riverside Avenue, Norwalk, Connecticut; Section 11, Plot 1. Photo by webmaster.
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