Eugene L Weishan
Military
Graduation from Navigator Training.
Eugene Weishan 's daughter.
Object Number - UPL 24259 - Eugene Weishan Graduation from Navigator Training.
Crashed near Wiesbaden on 24 Dec 44 in B-17 'Gremlin' #43-38274, Prisoner of War (POW).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Gallopin’ Gremlin
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 569th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA | ||
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Żagań, Poland | 24 December 1944 | Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11 |
Revisions
Added POW Camp info to the POW event and a S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added an association to Stalag Luft 3 per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=3159&mtch=1&tf=F&q=Eu…
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
I am Eugene Weishan's daughter and have seen the medals and know the conditions for which they were awarded.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11117 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
