Weldon Harve Bledsoe
MilitaryAssigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 30 x combat missions. ETD
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-735753
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Mojo
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Stupifier, ‘Madame Pisonya
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron 526th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Dangerous Dan
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Censored (forequetoo)
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Stump Jumper
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group Base Air Depot 1 524th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Margaret, TX | 7 February 1916 | Son of Earl and Wivie Brisco Bledsoe. |
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Enlisted |
Los Angeles, CA | 9 April 1941 | Los Angeles, California |
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Died |
Henderson, NE | 4 February 1995 | |
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Buried |
Shannon Rose Hill Memorial Park, Fort Worth, TX | 7 February 1995 | Shannon Rose Hill Memorial Park Fort Worth, Tarrant County, TX |
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Based |
Kimbolton | Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. |