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Personal info

Full name
WEIR, Robert Lee
Date of birth
2 October 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Glendale, Los Angeles County, California
Hometown
Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California

Military service

Service number
O-780774
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Function
Co-Pilot
Unit
451st Bombardment Squadron,
322nd Bombardment Group, Medium
Awards
Air Medal

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
1 January 1945
Place of death
Altenkirchen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 10 21

Immediate family

Members
Lee C. Weir (father)
Elizabeth M. B. (McKenna) Weir (mother)
Monica Weir (sister)
Sylvester Weir (brother)
Betty J. Weir (sister)
James S. Weir (brother)

Plane data

Serial number
44-67813
Data
Type: B-26G
Destination: Stadtkyll, Germany
MACR: 12003

More information

2nd Lt Robert L. Weir graduated from St Anthony's High School in 1941 and attended Long Beach Junior College for one year.

He joined the Regular Army in Los Angeles, California on 11 December 1942. He received his commission on 27 June 1944 and was sent overseas in September 1944.

S/Sgt James M. Romine:
"I was flying as tail gunner in the lead ship in the first box. I saw the number five ship in the high flight receive a direct flak hit in the left engine, and then it immediately lost altitude, sliding into the burning engine. I next noticed the left wheel falling off, and then the left engine fell off. The wing fell off, and the plane went into a spin approximately three or four thousand feet above the ground. I saw no chutes open. The ship seemed to be under control until the wing collapsed."

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Celusak Family Tree / 1930 Census / U.S Draft Cards for Young Men, www.fold3.com

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery, Press-Telegram - 10 May 1945, St. Anthony's High School - 1945