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WEIDMAN, Lloyd Edward - Date of
birth
22 March 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Upper Mount Bethel, Northampton County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Upper Mount Bethel, Northampton County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-865690 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Navigator -
Unit
720th Bombardment Squadron,
450th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
19 July 1944 - Place of
death
Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| K | 43 | 21 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Howard E. Weidman (father)
Stella Weidman (mother)
Carl E. Weidman (brother)
Howard Weidman (brother)
Albert C. Weidman (brother)
Pauline M. Weidman (sister)
Marilyn L. Weidman (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-78284 -
Data
Type: B-24G
Destination: Munich, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the aircraft factory
MACR: 7096
More information
2nd Lt Lloyd E. Weidman attended 2 years at Penn State College in the class of 1944 before he enlisted in Allentown, Pennsylvania, on 22 July 1942.Sgt Walter H. Lucia:
"On 19 July 1944, our group was on a mission to bomb the target at Munich, Germany. I was flying as tail turret gunner in ship #519 in the lead position of the first attack unit. Lt Fredd was flying ship #42-78284 in the #6 position in the lead element of the second attack unit. About three minutes before target time, Lt Fredd’s ship was hit by flak in the bomb-bay. Fire broke out and the ship fell out of formation and dived down about five hundred feet. He dropped his bombs and then went into a dive. I saw four parachutes leave the ship. I did not see the ship explode because it passed out of my line of vision. According to my navigator’s report, the coordinates were 4809N 1127E. The time was 1155".
Sgt Seth P. Staples:
"He was trapped by flames and the ship blew up before he could bail out".
2nd Lt Lloyd E. Weidman is remembered at the Reformed Cemetery in Stone Church, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census, U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.fold3.com, www.findagrave.com – Russ Pickett, http://aircrewremembered.com/USAAFCombatOperations/Jul.44.html
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Ayl