Michael Douglas Weeks
Michael Weeks was newly married and left behind his bride after only a few months of marriage.
Date of birth: 22 September 1947
Date tour began: 5 November 1968
Date of casualty: 22 January 1969
Home of record: Lake Oswego, Oregon
Branch and Rank: Army Selective Service, Private First Class, Light Weapons Infantry
Unit: 9th Infantry Division, 2nd Battalion, 39th Infantry, D Company
Awards: National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Purple Heart, Combat Infantryman Badge, and two Bronze Star Medals
Location of name on the Vietnam Wall: 34W, 62
Location of service: South Vietnam, Dinh Duong province
Died through hostile action .. small arms fire
Schools Attended: Red Bluff High School, Oregon State University
Burial location: Riverview Cemetery, Portland, Oregon
Memorials: Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Washington, DC), Oregon Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Portland)
Michael Weeks's brother shared this message to this website in May 2023:
Brother Mike: It's been crushing without you. We have never forgotten you; you have lived, and will live, in our hearts and memories forever. Brother John, Sister Marci.
Thanks also go to John Weeks for sharing additional photos of Michael and Catherine Weeks.
The Oregonian, Sunday, May 12, 1968
WEEKS-BOWEN
The marriage of two former Oregon State University students, Catherine Louise Bowen and Michael Douglas Weeks, was celebrated Friday evening at Lake Grove United Presbyterian Church.
The newlyweds’ parents are Mr. and Mrs. Walter Shelburn Bowen and Edwin H. Weeks. The bridegroom is a Kappa Delta Rho.
Date of birth: 22 September 1947
Date tour began: 5 November 1968
Date of casualty: 22 January 1969
Home of record: Lake Oswego, Oregon
Branch and Rank: Army Selective Service, Private First Class, Light Weapons Infantry
Unit: 9th Infantry Division, 2nd Battalion, 39th Infantry, D Company
Awards: National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Purple Heart, Combat Infantryman Badge, and two Bronze Star Medals
Location of name on the Vietnam Wall: 34W, 62
Location of service: South Vietnam, Dinh Duong province
Died through hostile action .. small arms fire
Schools Attended: Red Bluff High School, Oregon State University
Burial location: Riverview Cemetery, Portland, Oregon
Memorials: Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Washington, DC), Oregon Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Portland)
Michael Weeks's brother shared this message to this website in May 2023:
Brother Mike: It's been crushing without you. We have never forgotten you; you have lived, and will live, in our hearts and memories forever. Brother John, Sister Marci.
Thanks also go to John Weeks for sharing additional photos of Michael and Catherine Weeks.
The Oregonian, Sunday, May 12, 1968
WEEKS-BOWEN
The marriage of two former Oregon State University students, Catherine Louise Bowen and Michael Douglas Weeks, was celebrated Friday evening at Lake Grove United Presbyterian Church.
The newlyweds’ parents are Mr. and Mrs. Walter Shelburn Bowen and Edwin H. Weeks. The bridegroom is a Kappa Delta Rho.
The Oregonian, Wednesday, January 29, 1969
Wounds Kill Oswego GI
Pfc. Michael D. Weeks, Lake Oswego, died Wednesday, Jan. 22, of injuries received in Vietnam as a result of hostile action.
He had entered the Army June 4, 1968, and had been in Vietnam since Nov. 2, 1968. He was a member of Company C, 4th Infantry Battalion, 9th Infantry Division, operating in the Delta area of South Vietnam.
Pfc. Weeks was born Sept. 22, 1947, in Chico, Calif. He was a graduate of Red Bluff, Calif. High School, and had completed three years at Oregon State University before entering the Army.
Survivors include his wife, Catherine, Lake Oswego; his parents, Mr. Edwin Weeks, Coos Bay; and Mrs. Joy Moore, of Red Bluff, Calif.; one brother, John and a sister, Marci, of Red Bluff.
Funeral will be at the Chapel of McGinnis & Wilhelm Friday at 11 a.m. with interment in Riverview Cemetery.
The family suggests that remembrances be contributions to the patient Welfare Fund at the Portland Veteran’s Administration Hospital.
Wounds Kill Oswego GI
Pfc. Michael D. Weeks, Lake Oswego, died Wednesday, Jan. 22, of injuries received in Vietnam as a result of hostile action.
He had entered the Army June 4, 1968, and had been in Vietnam since Nov. 2, 1968. He was a member of Company C, 4th Infantry Battalion, 9th Infantry Division, operating in the Delta area of South Vietnam.
Pfc. Weeks was born Sept. 22, 1947, in Chico, Calif. He was a graduate of Red Bluff, Calif. High School, and had completed three years at Oregon State University before entering the Army.
Survivors include his wife, Catherine, Lake Oswego; his parents, Mr. Edwin Weeks, Coos Bay; and Mrs. Joy Moore, of Red Bluff, Calif.; one brother, John and a sister, Marci, of Red Bluff.
Funeral will be at the Chapel of McGinnis & Wilhelm Friday at 11 a.m. with interment in Riverview Cemetery.
The family suggests that remembrances be contributions to the patient Welfare Fund at the Portland Veteran’s Administration Hospital.
