Wilson Beckman Weber Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
USAAF Photo
Object Number - UPL 54227 - 2nd Lt Wilson Weber, 355FG.
Assigned to 358FS, 355FG, 8AF USAAF. Strafing mission to the Metz area in P-51 44-13565 28-Aug-44. Hit by flak when strafing a column of trucks. A/C caught on fire, pilot bailed out, but his chute failed to open and he impacted the ground near his crashed aircraft. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 8399
Awards: AM, PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 355th Fighter Group 358th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Lorraine American Cemetery, St Avold, France
![P-51 Mustangs of the 355th Fighter Group break formation, ready for landing, over the ground support vehicles and control tower of Steeple Morden Airfield. Image signed on reverse with the approval of station censor. Handwritten caption on reverse: '355 FG Steeple Morden, Control Tower, read crew + P41 [sic] group peeling off for landing.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-377141.jpg.webp?itok=zxxvSLfB)
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Enlisted |
Spokane, WA | 16 September 1940 | Spokane, Washington |
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Died |
Metz, France | 28 August 1944 | Shot down strafing truck column. Baled out, chute failed. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 8399 |
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Born |
Adams, Washington | Son of Wilson and Edna A Weber. | |
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Based Killed in Action (KIA) |
Steeple Morden | 28 August 1944 | Assigned to 358FS, 355FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Reassigned |
Reassigned to Training Unit. | ||
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Buried |
Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial | Re-Interred Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial St Avold, France Plot C Row 26 Grave 22 |
