First Lieutenant Weaver was the platoon leader of the 3rd Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division. While he was leading his platoon in a counterattack on "Sand Bag Hill" in the "Punch Bowl" sector of North Korea on 6 September 1952, he was killed by enemy small arms fire.

Medals, Awards & Badges

Purple Heart
National Defense Service Medal
Korean Service Medal
United Nations Service Medal
Republic of Korea War Service Medal
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
Combat Infantryman Badge

Burial

First Lieutenant John Lonergan Weaver is buried at the United States Military Academy Post Cemetery at West Point, Orange County, NY, in Section VII, Site 229.