Glesner Henry Weckbacher

Military
Colonel Everett Stewart - appointed Commanding Officer of the 4th Fighter Group from February 1945 - with ground crewmen and a P-51 Mustang. Handwritten on slide:"COL Stewart with Ground Crew 4FG" media-388276.jpg FRE 5323 Colonel Everett Stewart - appointed Commanding Officer of the 4th Fighter Group from February 1945 - with ground crewmen and a P-51 Mustang. Handwritten on slide:"COL Stewart with Ground Crew 4FG" [L to R] Col Everett Stewart, Armourer - Cpl VW Young, Crew Chief - Staff Sgt Glesner H Weckbacher and Assistant CC- Staff Sgt LK Brown. Roger Freeman Collection

Small change in caption to change '[R to L] to '[L to R]'.

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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Aircraft

A P-51 Mustang (serial number 44-72181), nicknamed "Sunny VIII", flown by Colonel Everett Stewart, of the 4th Fighter Group - Debden. Handwritten on slide case:"Col Stewart's acft 8 x 10 N+ VFS 472181 G. Weckbacker"

44-72181

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Sunny VIII
  • Unit: 4th Fighter Group 336th Fighter Squadron
A two seat P-51 Mustang (VF-S, serial number 44-72210) of the 336th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Group. "P.51D Mustang, coded VF-S, right-sided view, with cockpit double-split open. This was because the aircraft was modified to take a second seat for a radar operator, with antenna fitted on the wing and was the personal machine for Colonel Stewart, dated June 1945." Information provided by Debden historian Keith Braybrooke.

44-72210

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Unit: 4th Fighter Group 336th Fighter Squadron Headquarters (4th Fighter Group)

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Cortland, Trumbull County, OH 16 June 1912 Son of William Henry and Lyda Florence [Howiler] Weckbacher.

Enlisted

Cleveland, OH 11 April 1942 Cleveland, Ohio

Other

Promotion

Debden, UK 1 April 1943 Promoted to Staff Sergeant .

Died

Warren, OH, USA 19 January 1993

Buried

Hillside Cemetery Cortland, Trumbull County, OH 21 January 1993 Hillside Cemetery Cortland, Trumbull County, Ohio
Trumbull County, Ohio, United States

Based

Debden 26 August 1945 Assigned to 336FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF.

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http://www.4thfightergroupassociation.org/uploads/8/2/0/3/8203817/336_w…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/114274136/glesner-henry-weckbacher

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NARA WWII Enlistment records
SSDI

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Roger Freeman Photo.

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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

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.4thfightergroupassociation.org/4th-headquarters---ground.html

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