Weikel, Henry A.
Army Private

Henry A. Weikel, age 28, from Mt. Carmel, Pennsylvania, Northumberland county.

Service era: World War I
Military history: 60th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division

Date of death: Monday, September 16, 1918
Death details: His unit encountered heavy enemy artillery barrage and machine gun fire near Jaulny, France in a wooded area known as Bois de Bonvaux. Weikel was killed duinrg the battle and his remains were buried with two other soldiers in a wooded area between Bois de Bonvaux and Bois de Grand Fontaine. Attempts to locate his remains by U.S. Army Graves Registration personnel following the war were unsuccessful. In September 2006, French nationals hunting for metal in the area found human remains and World War I artifacts. A Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command team, operating near the location, was notified of the discovery and recovered human remains upon excavating the site. Among other forensic identification tools and circumstantial evidence, scientists from the JPAC laboratory also used dental comparisons in the identification of the remains.
Cemetery: Buried on Dec. 9, 2010 in Annville, Pennsylvania.

Source: Department of Defense