May 22, 1934 (Portland, ME) – June 29, 1996 (Biddeford, ME); 62 years old
Married Ruth M. Fahan (1936-2004) on April 18, 1953, in Norwalk, Connecticut.
Married Louise Peterson on November 23, 1974, in Portland, Maine.
Five sons, David L. (1953-2017), Thomas (1955-). Robert R. (1957-), William P. (1959-), and John H. (1968-).
Five daughters, Linda (1956-), Rita A. Weymouth Parker (1964-), Colleen Weymouth Kane (1955-2021), Amy M. Weymouth Dismore (1970-), Norma R. (1973-2003).
Local address: 57 Flax Hill Road, Norwalk
Enlisted on May 25, 1951.
Discharged on May 24, 1954.
Serial number: 11230490
Unit: 7th Infantry Division, 32nd Infantry Regiment
Born to Leland B. (1903-1984) and Murita “Rita” Eaton Weymouth (1909-1981). Two sisters, Beryl C. Weymouth Jordan (1931-) and Joann L. Weymouth Brown (1933-2003).
Wounded in action in the hand and leg on October 18, 1952 in Chunchon, Korea. Received the Purple Heart Medal. Also the recipient of the Korean Service Medal with bronze star, the National Defense Service Medal, and the Combat Infantry Badge.
Photo provided by daughter, Amy Dismore
From The Norwalk Hour January 5, 1953
NORWALKER RETURNS WITH PURPLE HEART
With the Infantry Division in Korea – Army Private Leland D. Weymouth, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leland D. Weymouth, 57 Flax Hill Road, South Norwalk, Connecticut, is returning to the United States from Korea under the rotation program. He served with the Infantry Division, the outfit which has seen action in every sector of the Koreans fighting since landing at Inchon in September 1950. World War II veterans will remember this same division joined in the assault landing on Okinawa in April 1945 and drove from the West to the East Coast on the first day. It engaged in a savage 51-day battle in the hills of southern Okinawa until the island was secure. A member of the 32nd Infantry Regiment, Weymouth entered the Army in May 1951, arriving in Korea last January. He holds the Purple Heart Medal received for wounds sustained in action.
Buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, 20 West Street, Biddeford, Maine; unknown section number and plot number. Photo from findagrave.com.
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