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WEED, Almond Alexander - Date of
birth
24 February 1915 -
Age
29 - Place of
birth
Ardmore, Carter County, Oklahoma -
Hometown
Harris County, Texas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
38061118 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Left Waist Gunner -
Unit
423rd Bombardment Squadron,
306th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Distinguished Flying Cross,
Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
24 February 1944 - Place of
death
Between Talge and Badbergen, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 23 | 5 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Ralph R. Weed (father)
Gertrude C. (Ricks) Weed (mother)
Florence G. Weed (sister)
Catherine M. Weed (sister)
Ralph R. Weed (brother)
Dorothy Weed (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-31139 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Schweinfurt, Germany
Mission: Bombing of ball the bearings factory
MACR: 2771
More information
S/Sgt Almond Weed was employed at Humble Pipeline Company.He enlisted in the Coast Artillery on 1 November 1941 at Fort Sam, Houston, Texas before transferring to the Air Corps. He was sent overseas in April 1943.
The aircraft was downed by enemy aircraft.
Eight crew members were taken prisoner, two men were killed.
He bailed out with the other members of the crew, was captured and taken to a jail. There he died early in the morning.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record,
www.fold3.com - MACR, www.8thafhs.com, www.ancestry.com - OneWorldTree / WWII Draft Card
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Fort Worth Star-Telegram - 11 March 1944