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WEAVER, Richard Charles - Date of
birth
5 August 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Butler, Butler County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
13109761 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
Radio Operator -
Unit
749th Bombardment Squadron,
457th Bombardment Group, Heavy
-
Awards
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
8 November 1944 - Place of
death
At Sea
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
-
Members
Charles L. Weaver (father)
Clara M. (Spithaler) Weaver (mother)
Dora Weaver (sister)
Harry L. Weaver (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-38064 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Harf and Harf
Destination: Merseburg, Germany
Mission: Objective Bombing
MACR: 10344
More information
T/Sgt Richard C. Weaver was employed at Pullman Standard-Ordnance Department"At 1142 hours at 18000 feet at about 5237N-0410E, en route to England from an abortive sortie which the low squadron had made alone into Germany, A/C 42-38064 and A/C 44-8418 collided in thick haze. Propellers of A/C 44-8418 chewed into fuselage of A/C 42-38064 from under side and A/C 42-38064 broke in two pieces, apparently just back of the radio room. The forward part went down in a steep glide for upwards of two minutes, then went into a spin and disappeared in the clouds. Tail part went down not in a glide. No fires were seen."
Source of information: Dennis and Gerda Hermsen, Terry Hirsch, Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com, NARA, www.fold3.com - MACR, WWII Draft Card, 1940 Census
Photo source: Jac Engels, Homepage - The 457th Bomb Group (H) Association (457thbombgroupassoc.org)