Earnest Weekes Jr

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down 11 April 1944 in B-17 42-29939 'Duchess. ' Plane crashed into Baltic. Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 96th Bomb Group.

96th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-29939

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: The Duchess
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Omaha, Nebraska, USA

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

North Sea 11 April 1944

Revisions

Date
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
Changes
Sources

Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
MACR 3810;
Snetterton Falcons, pg 120 & 131

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

MACR 3810 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database