Glesner Henry Weckbacher
Military
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Object Number - FRE 5323 - Colonel Everett Stewart - appointed Commanding Officer of the 4th Fighter Group from February 1945 - with ground crewmen and a P-51 Mustang....
Glesner Werkbacher served with the 4th Fighter Group between 1942 and 26 August 1945. He was promoted to Staff Sergeant on 1 April 1943.
He participated in Operation FRANTIC II, the Russia Shuttle mission, June - July 1944.
Awards: AM, BS, GC, WWII Victory, EAME (6 battle stars).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 336th Fighter Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Assistant Crew Chief
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 355th Fighter Group 328th Fighter Squadron 354th Fighter Squadron Headquarters (355th Fighter Group) Headquarters (4th Fighter Group)
- Service Numbers: O-22859
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot/Group Commander
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 336th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37147430
- Highest Rank: Corporal (RAF)
- Role/Job: Armourer
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Lollapoluza
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 336th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 336th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Meiner Kleiner
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 335th Fighter Squadron 336th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 336th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Inky's Dinky
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 336th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Cortland, Trumbull County, OH | 16 June 1912 | Son of William Henry and Lyda Florence [Howiler] Weckbacher. |
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Enlisted |
Cleveland, OH | 11 April 1942 | Cleveland, Ohio |
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Other Promotion |
Debden, UK | 1 April 1943 | Promoted to Staff Sergeant . |
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Died |
Warren, OH, USA | 19 January 1993 | |
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Buried |
Hillside Cemetery Cortland, Trumbull County, OH | 21 January 1993 | Hillside Cemetery Cortland, Trumbull County, Ohio |
| Trumbull County, Ohio, United States | |||
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Based |
Debden | 26 August 1945 | Assigned to 336FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Added information based on the 4th Fighter Group Association records: http://www.4thfightergroupassociation.org/uploads/8/2/0/3/8203817/336_w…
Combined two entries for Weckbacher. This entry now included material from the following source:
'1000 Destroyed' by Capt. Grover C. Hall, Jr.' / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.4thfightergroupassociation.org/4th-headquarters---ground.html
