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name
WEAVER, Clinton Alfred - Date of
birth
7 October 1919 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Colfax, Whitman County, Washington -
Hometown
Multnomah County, Oregon
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-678799 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Navigator -
Unit
550th Bombardment Squadron,
385th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
28 July 1943 - Place of
death
North Sea, off Heligoland, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 10 | 12 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Lionel H. Weaver (father)
Edith M. (Hillier) Weaver (mother)
Vernon Weaver (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-3316 -
Data
Type; B-17F
Nickname: Betty Boom
Destination: Oschersleben, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the Focke wulf aviation industry
MACR: 189-B
More information
2nd Lt Clinton A. Weaver graduated from Franklin High School. He was employed as a baker at American Cracker Company.He volunteered for the Army Air Corps of the U.S. Army as a private in Seattle, Washington, on 30 December 1941. He arrived overseas in June 1943.
Airplane 42-30257, 42-3316 and 42-30285 were flying in an echelon on a combat mission. Off Heligoland, at a time when visibility was poor, ship 30257 was struck by flak at a point in the fuselage about where the Navigator sits. Part of the fuselage was blown away, and the plane was thrown up into ship 42-3316. These two planes locked together for probably 30 seconds and fell into ship 42-30285. All went down together and blew up.
The entire crew of 10 was killed.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.archives.gov - WWII Army Enlistment Record, www.fold3.com - MACR, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com - Thomas Clark, The Oregonian - 28 April 1943