Surnames: Tweit, Bergerson

----Source: Marathon County Register (Unity, Clark County, Wis.) 29 Jun 1945

Maj. Archie C. Tweit, with the Fifth Army in Italy, was recently awarded the Bronze Star Medal for meritorious service in combat in Italy. He is an executive officer in the 985th Field Artillery Battalion. The citation stated that regardless of weather or enemy action, Maj. Tweit has shown outstanding devotion to duty and complete disregard for personal safety. On occasion, as acting battalion commander he performed his duties with a high determination and skill. His unfailing good humor and understanding nature has served as a source of inspiration to all in the battalion. Major Tweit is a former principal of the Unity high school.

Family Notes

Jacob M. Tweit of Holcomb, Wisconsin filed a patent for a casting device, 5 April 1944.

1930 Federal Census, Holcombe, Chippewa, Wisconsin, enumeration district number: 0031, family 21, line 93

Archie C Tweit, white, single, male
father's birthplace: Wisconsin
mother's birthplace: Wisconsin

Household Members
head Anton Bergerson M 81 Norway
son-in-law Jacob M. Tweit M 62 (1868) Wisconsin
daughter Elizabeth Tweit F 46 Wisconsin
grandson Archie C Tweit M 25 Montana
granddaughter Ragna F Tweit F 16 Wisconsin
granddaughter Marie W Tweit F 12 Wisconsin

1940 Federal Census, Unity, Unity Village, Clark, Wisconsin, United States, enumeration district number: 10-39, family 19, line 50

Archibald Tweitk, white, married, male
residence in 1935: Same House

Household Members
head Archibald Tweit M 34 Wisconsin
wife Alice Tweit F 30 Wisconsin

Social Security Death Index

Archie Tweit
birth date: 17 March 1906
social security number: 397-10-5660
place of issuance: Wisconsin
death date: October 1967
estimated age at death: 61