Nicholas J Weber

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down 16-Aug-44 in B-17G 42-31634 'Texas Chubby' while serving as Bombardier. Aircraft was attacked by German fighters and blew up in mid-air. Crashed near Eichenberg, Germany (Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Texas Chubby, The JVille Jolter
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

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Killed in Action (KIA)

Eichenberg, Germany 16 August 1944 Killed when aircraft was attacked by German fighters, blew up in mid-air, and crashed near Eichenberg, Germany.

Born

Allison, Pennsylvania

Buried

Neupré, Belgium Buried in the Ardennes American Cemetery, Plot B, Row 40, Grave 39.

Revisions

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Sources

Combined two entries into a single entry. This record now includes information from the following source: MACR 8184 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database.

Date
ContributorLee8thbuff
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Sources

Lee Cunningham 13-Dec-2014. Added decoration and Burial event per American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) record; added KIA event per MACR 8184; made connections to Place, Aircraft and Mission within existing website data; crafted biography per "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE. COMBINED from a duplicate entry.

Date
ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8184