Oscar A Weeklund

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-7546.jpeg UPL 7546 Crew #627
Oscar A. Weeklund Crew
466th BG - 786th BS

Standing Left to Right: Francis P. LeBlanc (R/O). Oscar A. Weeklund (P), Kenneth W. Langenmayer (CP), Elijah L. Cockrill (N), Kenneth B. Brookshier (FE)
Kneeling Left to Right: William C. Wixted (TTG), Woodrow J. Schmidt (BTG), Earl L. Belleville (NG), Maurice T. Verges (TG)
Inset: David R. Fitzgibbons (B)

This crew was shot down on 25 June 1944, their 20th mission. Weeklund, Langenmayer, Cockrill, Brookshier, Belleville and Verges were all KIA.
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Object Number - UPL 7546 - Crew #627 Oscar A. Weeklund Crew 466th BG - 786th BS Standing Left to Right: Francis P. LeBlanc (R/O). Oscar A. Weeklund (P), Kenneth W....

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Francis P Leblanc

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 31319129
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Woodrow J Schmidt

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39016563
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Maurice T Verges

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18138306
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

William C Wixted

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13079871
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

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Killed in Action (KIA)

Brétigny-sur-Orge, France 25 June 1944

Buried

Saint-James, France NO KNOWN GRAVE Memorialized: Tablets of the Missing Brittany American Cemetery St. James, France
Minneapolis, MN, USA 112 W. Minnehana Parkway

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MACR 6723 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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