King Milton Weldon
MilitaryAssigned to 418BS, 100BG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 569BS, 390BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Chemnitz in B-17 43-39079 14-Feb-45; downed by flak near Wiesbaden. Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 12350
Awards: AM, PH, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
![Three airmen of the 100th Bomb Group, Lieutenant Kenneth Menzie, Lieutenant Donald Strout and Lieutenant Norman Scott, plan the route they will take during the next mission in their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30380). Image stamped on reverse: 'Reviewed and passed U.S. Army 23 Aug 1943 Press Censor E.T.O. U.S.A.' [stamp]'. Passed for publication 23 August 1943 INTLD 16 General Section Press Censorship Bureau '[stamp], 'Associated Press' [stamp] and '280035.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reve](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-378743.jpg.webp?itok=HBB0lqjl)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- 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: 390th Bomb Group 569th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-768507
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 569th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
![A bomber crew of the 390th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress ( serial number 42-31027) nicknamed "Honey Chile" and their dog and monkey mascots "Scrappy" and "Joe". Image stamped on reverse: ‘Fox.’ [stamp], ‘passed for publication 25 Oct 1943.’ [stamp] and ‘289774.’ [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: ‘AERIAL MASCOTS OF FORTRESS CREWS. PH/MoN. As frisky and friendly a pair of aerial mascots as you'll find in Britain are "Scrappy" and "Joe", pup and monkey team belonging to the](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-380433.jpg.webp?itok=L7HbOA_i)
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Parham
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Rusk, TX | 12 December 1925 | Son of Ernest G and Martha L [King] Weldon. |
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Enlisted |
San Antonio, TX | 9 September 1943 | San Antonio, Texas |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Tychowo, Poland | 14 February 1945 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV. |
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Other Baled out POW |
Wiesbaden, Germany | 14 February 1945 | Failed to Return (FTR) Chemnitz in B-17 43-39079 14-Feb-45; downed by flak near Wiesbaden. Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 12350 |
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Died |
Corpus Christi, TX | 29 July 1967 | |
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Based |
Thorpe Abbotts | Assigned to 418BS, 100BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
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Based |
Framlingham | 14 February 1945 | Transferred to 569BS, 390BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Seaside Memorial Park Corpus Christi, Nueces County, TX | Seaside Memorial Park Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas |
Revisions
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
- http://www.mcadams.org/fpdb/sqds_name2.asp
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 12350 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database