Hinsdale in DuPage County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Lance Cpl. Lester Weber USMC

1948 — 1969

— Congressional Medal of Honor —

Lance Cpl. Lester Weber USMC Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, March 20, 2025

1. Lance Cpl. Lester Weber USMC Marker

Inscription. Lance Cpl. Lester Weber USMC a St. Isaac Jogues parishioner and graduate was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor posthumously in 1969 for his conspicuous gallantry indomitable courage and unwavering devotion to duty on February 23, 1969 in South Vietnam

Lance Cpl. Weber saved his platoon before sustaining mortal injuries

Erected 2003.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Education • Religion & Religious Structures • War, Vietnam. In addition, it is included in the Medal of Honor Recipients series list.

Location. 41° 47.869′ N, 87° 56.1′ W. Memorial is in Hinsdale, Illinois, in DuPage County. It is on South Clay Street south of West 4th Street. The marker is next to the flagpole in front of the Clay Street entrance into St. Isaac Jogues School. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 421 South Clay Street, Hinsdale IL 60521, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Greater Chicago.

It is also in the American Midwest

and on the Great Lakes.

Globally, it is in

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North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

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Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Memorial Building and Outdoor Plaza (approx. 0.6 miles away); Hinsdale Central High School First Night Game (approx. ¾ mile away); Lloyd R. Church (approx. one mile away); Clarendon Hills Honor Roll World War II (approx. one mile away); Veeck Park (approx. 1.2 miles away); Ben Fuller House (approx. 1.6 miles away); TWA Flight 529 Memorial (approx. 1.6 miles away); 9/11 Memorial (approx. 1.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hinsdale.

More about this memorial. Weber Hall, a Marine Barracks at the North Island Naval Air Station in San Diego, is named after Lester Weber. He is also honored with a memorial paver at the Veterans Memorial in the neighboring suburb of Burr Ridge.

Regarding Lance Cpl. Lester Weber USMC. Lester Weber was born in Aurora and raised in Hinsdale, where he attended

Lance Cpl. Lester Weber USMC image. Click for full size.

via Department of Defense, unknown

2. Lance Cpl. Lester Weber USMC

St. Isaac Jogues School and later Hinsdale Central High School. He dropped out of Hinsdale Central in 1966 to enlist in the Marine Corps and was first deployed to Vietnam in the summer of 1967. Promoted to lance corporal, Weber extended his tour of duty by six months and was still deployed into 1969. On Feb. 23, 1969, Weber's platoon was attacked by North Vietnamese soldiers hiding in tall grass, and Weber held off the enemy while encouraging his comrades to keep fighting until he was mortally wounded. Weber received the Medal of Honor posthumously on Feb. 16, 1971. He is buried at Clarendon Hills Cemetery in Darien, Illinois, about five miles by car from St. Isaac Jogues School.

Also see . . .
1. Medal of Honor Monday: Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Lester Weber. The U.S. Department of Defense shares the story of Lance Cpl. Weber, who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on February 23, 1969, when he was fatally wounded.

Excerpt: "Without Weber's motivation, courage and fighting spirit, his comrades may not have had the will to fight as hard as they did. For giving his life to the cause, Weber earned the Medal of Honor.
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, March 20, 2025

3. Lance Cpl. Lester Weber USMC Marker
The stone is just next to the flagpole in front of St. Isaac Jogues School.
His family received it from President Richard M. Nixon during a White House ceremony on Feb. 16, 1971. Three other Marines and a few soldiers who had also earned the high honor received their medals during the same ceremony."

(Submitted on March 21, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)

2. Congressional Medal of Honor Society: Lester William Weber. (Submitted on November 21, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)
3. St. Isaac Jogues School official site. (Submitted on March 21, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)

St. Isaac Jogues Church and School image. Click for more information.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, March 20, 2025

4. St. Isaac Jogues Church and School

The marker is next to the flagpole in front of the school.
"Governor Quinn Honors Memorial Day and Classmate at Grammar School Alma Mater"
State of Illinois website entry
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Credits. This page was last revised on November 21, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 21, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 274 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on March 21, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. 2. submitted on May 25, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3, 4. submitted on March 21, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.