Mr. and Mrs. Carl Wesack of near Adair have finally received word from the War Department locating the grave of their son, Pfc. Everett H. M. Wesack, who was reported missing in action in September, 1944. Mr. and Mrs. Wesack received word this week that the records of the Department of the Army are being amended to show that "Private Wesack was killed in action on Sept. 27, 1944 in the vicinity of Saulxures - Sur-Moselotte, France, based on burial information received from the commanding general, European Theater." His remains are now resting in plot 3F, row 15, grave 7720, in the United States Military Cemetery, Epinal, France.
Source: The Adair News, Sept. 3, 1948
Everett H. M. Wesack was born Oct. 20, 1912 to Carl J. and Minnie C. Immel Wesack. He died Sept. 27, 1944 and is memorialized at Saint Johns Lutheran Cemetery, Audubon, IA.
Pvt. Wesack served with the U.S. Army 7th Infantry, 3rd Division in World War II. He was KIA in France.
Source: ancestry.com
Per Carl Wesack Beneficiaries Application for WWII Service Compensation:
Everette H. M. Wesack was Killed in Action in the vicinity of Saulxures- Sur-Moselotte, France Sept. 27, 1944.
Address: R.F.D.#3, Adair, Iowa
Date and place of Birth: October 20, 1912, Adair Iowa.
Service or Serial Number: 37037520
Entry into Service: "Everette H. M. Wesack was called in to the Service in April of 1941 and discharged in November of 1941 because of age. He was called back in to the Service in November of 1942 and was Killed in Action on September 27, 1944."
Gravestone for Everett in St. John's Lutheran Cemetery (Audubon Twp.), Audubon County. Photo available on Iowagravestones. Inscription:
Everett H. M. Wesack
Iowa
PFC 7 INF 3 DIV
World War II
October 25, 1912 - Sept. 27, 1944
This family lived on a farm north of Adair in Grant Twp. Guthrie County. Their church is located on the border between Audubon and Guthrie counties. (Church building is on one side of county line in Guthrie County, with cemetery across the road in Audubon County.)
