Richard J Weigand
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Photo taken 15 September 2012, Gary Atkins
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Object Number - UPL 14222 - Memorial on the Henham Park Estate, Suffolk
One of two, 2010th EAFFP firefighters who were killed while engaged in firefighting and rescue operations when two Liberator aircraft collided in a mid-air crash, and landed 4 miles east of Halesworth Airbase, England.
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Service Numbers: 34801041
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Fire Fighter
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Holton
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Enlisted |
Camden, NJ, USA | 17 June 1943 | |
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Died |
Halesworth IP19, UK | 29 March 1944 | Killed on 29 March 1944, when two B24s collided over Henham, a few miles from Halesworth airfield. 9 Crew of the 41-110033 died, and 7 of the 41-28590. During the rescue operations the bomb load of one of the Liberators exploded, killing 6 men from Halesworth. |
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Buried |
Trenton, NJ, USA | Saint Johns Cemetery Trenton Mercer County New Jersey, USA | |
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Born |
New Jersey, USA | ||
| Mercer County, NJ, USA |
Revisions
Access to Archival Databases: https://aad.archives.gov
American Battle Monuments Commission website: https://www.abmc.gov/
Fire Trucks At War: http://www.firetrucks-atwar.com/
Access to Archival Databases: https://aad.archives.gov
American Battle Monuments Commission website: https://www.abmc.gov/
Fire Trucks At War: http://www.firetrucks-atwar.com/
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces