Albin J. Weber

World War I

Albin Weber was born on June 19, 1893, in Marion, South Dakota to Anton and Rose (Weiland) Weber. Both parents were natives of Germany. Anton Weber died in 1915 prior to the US involvement in World War I.

Albin was inducted into the US Army from South Dakota on June 27, 1918. He was assigned serial number 3316617. Albin was sent to Camp Funston for initial training. Camp Funston was a training base within the boundaries of Fort Riley, KS. During training, he was assigned to Company E of the 20th Infantry Regiment. On August 10, 1918, the 20th Infantry Regiment was transferred to the newly organized 10th Infantry Division.

By late October, the Division was prepared to be transported to Europe. Some detachments did sail to France arriving just as the Armistice was signed on November 11, 1918. Other segments of the Division were at Camp Mills, NY on Long Island and still others remained at Camp Funston. In the end, no units of the Division were involved in combat. All units that had left Camp Funston were returned and the 10th Division was demobilized in February and March, 1919. Albin was discharged on March 13, 1919.

Albin returned to South Dakota and met Kathryn Stangl of Templeton. The circumstances of their meeting are unknown but his obituary indicated he was “formerly of the Templeton area.” They married in Sioux City on November 21, 1921.

Census records indicate Albin worked for the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) during the depression ending in 1942 when the program terminated. He was able to work in the Audubon and Denison areas. By 1946, Albin was living in Omaha, NE and working for Allied Mills. He lived in Omaha until his death at the VA Hospital in Omaha on March 16, 1973 at age 79.