Gordon W Weir
MilitaryGordon Weir served as a navigator with the 861st Bomb Squadron of the 493rd Bomb Group. He completed 31 missions.
Gordon's detailed and fascinating memoir of his wartime service is available here: http://www.arizonahandbook.com/8thAF.htm
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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: Ramp Happy Pappy
- Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 861st Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Died |
5 October 2011 | Just four days short of his 89th birthday | |
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Born |
Massachusetts |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit History, http://493bgdebach.co.uk/roster_list.php