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Richard V. WEBER
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| NUMBER OF SERVICE | 12216620 | ||||||
| AGE | 21 yo | ||||||
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1923 Olean, Cattaraugus County, NEW YORK | ||||||
| ETAT | Chautauqua NEW YORK | ||||||
| FAMILY | Parents: Vincent J. WEBER | ||||||
| RANK | Staff Sergeant | ||||||
| FONCTION | Gunner | ||||||
| JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT | Paymasters, payroll clerks, and timekeepers |  | |||||
| DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 15 December 1942 Buffalo NEW YORK | ||||||
| SQUADRON | 849th Bomber Squadron | ||||||
| GROUP | 490th Bomber Group, Heavy | ||||||
| ARMY | 8th US Air Force | ||||||
| DATE OF DEATH | 1 September 1944 |  | |||||
| STATUS | KIA | ||||||
| PLACE OF DEATH | Aerodrome A-23 near Querqueville | ||||||
| DATA PLAN |
B-17 Fortress - type G-80-BO - s/n 43-38184 Red-Tip
Macr: 8857 Mission: Gustavburg (All) - Objectif secondaire After crossing the French coast on the way, collision with B17 43-37941 at 11:59 The place of the collision would have occurred at the level of Les Anthieux-sur-Calonne (4917N 0018W) at 18000 feet Airplane partly evacuated by parachute Take-off station 134 Eye, Suffolk UK | ||||||
| CEMETERY | NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY of Colleville | ||||||
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Equipage du B-17 Fortress - type G-80-BO - s/n 43-38184 Red-Tip
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| Major | Lamont D | HAAS | Commandant | Dead | Southern Mem Park, North Miami, FLORIDA | O-427735 - 24 ans - Dade City, FLORIDA |
| 1st Lieutenant | John Mannon | KIRKLIN | Pilot | Recovered | O-666307 - Né le 12/11/1918 - Son of Oliver George Kirklind and Rudella Petty - Seriously injured back when he lands in a tree after being parachuted from his plane. Hospitalized for a long time in Continental and US hospitals |
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| 2nd Lieutenant | Robert E | RUSSELL | CoPilot | Dead | Evergreen Cem. Lansing, Ingham Co, MICHIGAN | O-705995 - 22 ans - Né le 10/07/1922 - Cuyahoga, OKLAHOMA |
| 1st Lieutenant | George J III | KURTZ | Navigator | Dead | Inconnu | O-805173 - Allegheny, PENNSYLVANIA |
| 2nd Lieutenant | Charles D | CROFTS | Bomber | Dead | Forestdale Cem. Malden, Middlesex Co, MASSACHUSETTS | O-542109 - 24 ans - Middlesex Co, MASSACHUSETTS |
| T/Sergeant | Joe W | RIPPLE | Radio/Gunner | Dead | Inconnu | 18048310 - Concho , TEXAS |
| T/Sergeant | Oren W | SIMPSON | Mechanic/Gunner | Recovered | 35118181 - Injured, hospitalized in France |
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| S/Sergeant | Lloyd M | HUDSON | Gunner | Dead | Franklin Cem. Tescott, Kansas | 37537656 - 26 ans - Son of Charles A and Mary Elva Hudson; husband of Elnora Ann Lee-Shirack |
| S/Sergeant | Richard V WEBER | Gunner | Dead | Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer | 12216620 - AM PH - Cattarangas, NEW YORK | |
| S/Sergeant | William Jr | SHIFFER | Gunner | Recovered | 33498522 - Millerstown, PENNSYLVANIA - Ejected from the plane - Injured, hospitalized in France |
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| SOURCE INFORMATION & PHOTO | Findagrave.com - Aad.archives.gov - Abmc.gov - Francecrashes39-45.net |
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| PROGRAMMER | Frédéric & Renaud |