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WEEKS, Harvey Harrison Jr - Date of
birth
1921 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Michigan -
Hometown
Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
15071843 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
Ball Turret Gunner -
Unit
579th Bombardment Squadron,
392nd Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
24 April 1944 - Place of
death
Near the communities of Arbres, Maffles, and Meslin-Eveque, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 38 | 51 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Harvey H. Weeks (father)
Eva A. (Doyle)Weeks (mother)
Gerald Weeks (brother)
Edith Weeks (sister)
Pauline Weeks (sister)
Eugenia Weeks (sister)
Patricia Weeks (sister)
Venus Weeks (sister)
Helen Weeks (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
44-40105 -
Data
Type: B-24H
Destination: Leipheim, Germany
MACR: 4292
More information
Sgt Harvey H. Weeks, Jr attended East Technical High Schoo.He enlisted on 14 December 1941 at Fort Hayes, Ohio.
Sgt Hasenfratz later recalled that after flak hit his aircraft, the front section exploded into flames and the tail section spun out of control toward the ground. He and two other crewmembers were in the tail section as it plunged 18,000 feet to the ground. Hasenfratz was the sole survivor.
Sgt Weeks was buried in the Chievres Communal Cemetery, Belgium.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.B24.net, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, 392nd Bomber Group