Eugene Evans Weibking
MilitaryAssigned to 574BS, 391BG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return bombing mission to Arhweiler, Germany. Shot down by fighters, killed in resulting crash 3 miles east of Arhweiler, Germany. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 11651.
Awards: PH, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 391st Bomb Group 574th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16056426 / O-705037
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bomber pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Unit: 391st Bomb Group 574th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 23 December 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Matching Green
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Illinois, USA | 11 December 1923 | |
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Other Shot down |
Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, Germany | 23 December 1944 | Failed to Return bombing mission to Arhweiler, Germany. Shot down by fighters, killed in resulting crash 3 miles east of Arhweiler, Germany. POW MACR 11651. |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 23 December 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft III. |
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Died |
Missouri, USA | 18 May 1997 | |
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Born |
Thebes, IL 62990, USA | ||
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Buried |
Lemay, MO 63125, USA | Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery Lemay St. Louis County Missouri, USA | |
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Enlisted |
Illinois, USA | ||
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Based |
Matching | 23 December 1944 | Assigned to 574BS, 391BG, 9AF USAAF. |
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Sources
This was my paternal grandfather. His middle name was mistakenly spelled wrong. It was Evans, not Evana.
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