Background
Louisiana Vern Erick Weber was born in Lone Wolf, Oklahoma on September 3, 1923.
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He attended the University of Oklahoma and Louisiana Technical University, where he played football before leaving in 1942 to enlist for World World War World War II He also graduated from Oklahoma"s East Central State College (now East Central University) with a bachelor of science degree in education in 1948, and then joined the Oklahoma National Guard as a Second Lieutenant.
Career
He was the first NGB Chief to hold the rank of Lieutenant General. Originally part of the Navy’s V-12 program, he received a commission in the Marine Corps upon completing Officer Candidate School in 1945. He served in the Marine Corps Reserve until 1948.
In addition to maintaining a farm, he also worked as a teacher and coach.
He was mobilized in 1950 with the 45th Infantry Division for the Weber served as Operations and Training Officer (S3) of 2nd Battalion, 180th Infantry Regiment. Weber returned to Oklahoma in 1952 and was assigned as Operations and Training Officer for the 179th Infantry Regiment.
In 1955 he graduated from the United States Army Command and General Staff College and was assigned as Intelligence Officer (G2) of the 45th Infantry Division. In 1965 Weber was appointed Adjutant General by Governor Henry Bellmon and promoted to Brigadier General and then Major General.
In 1971 Weber was appointed Director of the Army National Guard.
In 1974 he was appointed Chief of the, and Charles A. Ott, Junior. succeeded Weber as Director of the Army National Guard. In 1979 he was promoted to Lieutenant General. Weber served as Deputy Commander for Mobilization and Readiness at United States Army Forces Command () and Executive Officer of the Reserve Forces Policy Board (RFPB) from 1982 until retiring in 1984.
After retiring from the military Weber was appointed Executive Director of the National Guard Association of the United States, and he served until 1993.
In retirement Weber lived on a farm near Perry, Oklahoma. He died there on December 30, 1999 as the result of injuries sustained when fence panels he was preparing to install fell on him.
Weber was buried in the Oklahoma Veterans Cemetery in Oklahoma City. The National Guard Professional Education Center (NGPEC) at Camp Joseph T. Robinson, Arkansas is named for him.
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legionnaire of Legion of Merit; Air Force Distinguished Service Medal; Legion of Merit Distinguished Service Medal; Legion of Merit; Chief of Staff; Air Force Distinguished Service Medal
The Legion of Merit (LOM) is a military award of the United States Armed Forces that is given for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services and achievements.The Legion of Merit (LOM) is a military award of the United States Armed Forces that is given for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services and achievements.