Mark B Weber

Military

TSgt Mark Weber from the 389th Bomb Group in Britain was temporarily attached (TDY) to the 9th Air Force, and the 98th bomb Group for the raid on Ploesti, Romania, in the B-24D, Snake Eyes, piloted by Lt. Hilary M. Blevins, and his copilot, Lt. James E. O'Grady. 1 Aug 43. They crash landed on the island of Sicily. 29 Jul 1943.



Bronze stars for 6 campaigns - Good Conduct - Air Medal - DFC

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Units served with

The insignia of the 389th Bomb Group.

389th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
The insignia of the 93rd Bomb Group.

93rd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
Three airmen of the 389th Bomb Group stand with a B-24 Liberator used as a Flight Assembly Ship. Image via Tim Bivens. Handwritten caption from Bivens: 'My friend remembers it being named "Bucksheesh Benny" that it was used to fly Jack Benny around USA shows. Says it flew in North Africa with Benny and was eventually assigned to 389th as a hack and later as a form-up ship. He thinks it was originally with another group (possibly 376th or 98th).' Handwritten caption on reverse: '389th BG Form-up ship.'

98th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-40316

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: - Snake Eyes
  • Unit: 98th Bomb Group 345th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

St Louis, Missouri 18 April 1922

Died

17 June 1999

Buried

Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, St Louis, Missouri

Revisions

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Black Sunday-Ploesti - Michael Hill

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Newspaper article

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Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Ploesti Sortie Reports for the 98th Bomb Group.
http://ploesti.com/roster.pdf

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Documents, letters, discharge papers / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia