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WEBER, Wilmer Joseph - Date of
birth
1 November 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Algona, Kossuth County, Iowa -
Hometown
Whittemore, Kossuth County, Iowa
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39916328 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
Ball Turret Gunner -
Unit
725th Bombardment Squadron,
451st Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
11 December 1944 - Place of
death
Near Vienna, Austria
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 7 | 17 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Simon P. Weber (father)
Anna E. (Wagner) Weber (mother)
Roland M. Weber (brother)
Vernon S. Weber (brother)
Marjorie F. Weber (sister)
Dennis Weber (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
44-41114 -
Data
Type: B-24J
Nickname: Sassy Lassy
Destination: Vienna, Austria
Mission: Bombing of the Matzleinsdorf railroad station
MACR: 10366
More information
Sgt Wilmer J. Weber attended high school for 4 years and was a skilled welder before he enlisted in Salt Lake City, Utah on 11 June 1943.2nd Lt John K. Lydecker:
“Shortly after we released our bombs, aircraft #44-41114 appeared to receive a direct flak hit in the bomb bay. The bomb bay then burst into flame and about five or six seconds later, the ship exploded. No parachutes were seen to emerge from the aircraft either before or after the explosion.”
Flt/O Paul E. Strippgen Jr.:
“Ship exploded almost immediately after being hit. I do not believe Sgt Weber had time to attach his chest chute.”
He is remembered at the Saint Michaels Catholic Cemetery in Whitemore, Kossuth County, Iowa.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Mike Wanda Family Tree / 1930 Census, www.fold3.com, www.findagrave.com – Robbie Decker / Doug Pedersen, http://aircrewremembered.com/USAAFCombatOperations/Dec.44.html
Photo source: www.ancestry.com – Mike Stoner, www.findagrave.com – Robbie Decker, Jerry Yocum, Historian, Algona POW Museum, Algona, IA