george weiss

Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 1,705

By Erik Loomis

In General

On September 16, 2024

This is the grave of George Weiss. Born in 1894 in New Haven, Connecticut, Weiss was a middle class kid. His family ran a grocery store. He was a great student and managed to get into Yale, but had to leave to help with the...

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