Montie M Weaver
MilitaryAdded media by courtesy of Gary Bedingfield at :
http://www.baseballinwartime.com/player_biographies/weaver_monte.htm
He was a baseball player, Major League pitcher, and coached the 8th AAF All Stars in England in 1943.
He trained as an air traffic controller in Orlando, Florida and was sent to England with the Eight Army Air Force in July 1943. Stationed at Fighter Command headquarters in Saffron Walden, Second Lieutenant Weaver’s duties included organizing ball games for the servicemen and even pitching a few innings here and there.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Wing
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Unit Hierarchy: Headquarters
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Unit Hierarchy: Command
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Places
- Site type: Military site
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Helton, North Carolina | 15 June 1906 | |
Died |
Orlando, FL, USA | 14 June 1994 | |
Buried |
Woodlawn Memorial Park, Orlando, FL 32835, USA |
Revisions
Amendments to associations courtesy of Gary Bedingfield at
http://www.baseballinwartime.com/player_biographies/weaver_monte.htm
Updated personal, biographical details and media by courtesy of Gary Bedingfield at
http://www.baseballinwartime.com/player_biographies/weaver_monte.htm
and
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=weaver&GSfn=monte…;
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Who's Who in the Eighth Air Force and/or Biographical Directory Command & Staff Officers Eighth Air Force 1942-45