Aubrey Ray Weldon

Military

Assigned to 732BS, 453BG, 8AF USAAF. On practice mission in B-24 41-28641 'Cee Gee', became lost shortly after take off, failing to form up with section. Landed in Czechoslovakia with a badly wounded crew members. Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 2968.



Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

Connections

See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.

Units served with

Colonel Larry Thomas of the 453rd Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Col Larry Thomas 453BG.'

453rd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

John R Turner

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 732nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-670671
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

41-28641

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Cee Gee
  • Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 732nd Bomb Squadron

Places

Dulag Luft 12

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12

Stalag Luft VI

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft VI, Heydekrug

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Altus, OK 3 April 1922 Son of William and Zana [Mohundro] Weldon.

Other

Forced down

Czech Republic 4 February 1944 On practice mission, became lost shortly after take off, failing to form up with section. Landed in Czechoslovakia with a badly wounded crew member. POW. MACR 2968.

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Šilutė, Lithuania 4 February 1944 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft VI.

Died

Webster, TX 19 November 2019

Buried

Hillcrest Garden of Memory Cemetery Hillsboro, Hill County, TX 22 November 2019 Hillcrest Garden of Memory Cemetery Hillsboro, Hill County, Texas

Based

Old Buckenham 4 February 1944 Assigned to 732BS, 453BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

Date
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Sources

https://www.fold3.com/image/638860277
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/204900068/aubrey-ray-weldon

Date
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
Changes
Sources

Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
- MACR 2968;
- Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces; Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces

Date
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Sources

https://www.fold3.com/image/37105486

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

MACR 2968 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database