Background
Weyler, George Lester was born on May 14, 1886 in Emporia, Kansas, United States. Son of John William and Laura Amelia (Schmidt) Weyler.
Weyler, George Lester was born on May 14, 1886 in Emporia, Kansas, United States. Son of John William and Laura Amelia (Schmidt) Weyler.
Student Emporia (Kansas) College, 1904-1905. Bachelor of Science, United States Naval Academy, 1910. Bachelor of Laws, George Washington Law School, Washington, District of Columbia, 1922.
Graduated from Nava War College, 1938.
Colonel Harold Jones Mitchener, United States.M.C. Retired), Laura Therese Christian. Commanded ensign, United States Navy, 1912, advancing through the grades to rear admiral, 1942. Retired with rank of vice admiral, 1946.
Sea duty, chiefly in Pacific area, includes service on all types of naval ships except submarines and carriers, totals 22 years. Shore duty includes service in Navy yards, Navy Department, Naval Academy, Naval War College, Naval Operating Base (Guantanamo, Cuba), and as naval attache, Peru and Ecuador.
Married Laura Gertrude Pearks, March 22, 1917. Children: Mary Elizabeth (wife of Lieutenant.