E3 Elmer W. Weber
1897 – 1969
USNRF
WWI
Elmer William Weber was born in Moline, Illinois, on March 8, 1897, to John W. and Wilhelmina Weber.
Weber worked as an electrician in Chicago before entering military service, and during World War I, he served three years in the U.S. Naval Reserve Force as an Electrician Third Class, attached to the 9th Naval District.
In preparation for America's inevitable entry into World War I, the U.S. Naval Reserve Force (USNRF) was founded on Aug. 29, 1916, and opened up enlistment requirements and organized Reservists into six categories based on their experience, trade, and area of operability. Activating the USNRF enabled the transport of 2,000,000+ U.S. service members to Europe by 1918; these reservists comprised 54% of the U.S. Naval force by the end of World War I, and received full Veteran benefits.
Post-war, Weber continued his career as an electrician, and by 1950, he was an Electrical Contractor in Chicago.
On January 6, 1923, Weber married Louise Conklin in Chicago.
Weber was a member of American Legion Post 21, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 134, North Shore Lodge No. 937 Ancient Free & Accepted Masons, and John Morton Lodge No. 74 Independent Order of Svithiod (a Scandinavian fraternal organization).
E3 Elmer Weber died April 22, 1969, and is buried with his wife at Barrington’s Evergreen Cemetery.
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Courtesy of Signal Hill Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution.