Wendel Reinthrope Weatherly
MilitaryFront L-R: Max E Kirby, Calvin S Hallman, H B Tomkin, Leonard V Penny, Henry H Hill.
USAAF Photo
Assigned to 614BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. Carl Short crew. Last 5 missions of ETO.
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: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: T-?
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34761880
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-?
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-?
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Lady Vivian
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Tagalong, Duke's Mixture
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Gambler's Choice
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Portland, OR | 7 December 1921 | Son of Floyd H Weatherley. |
Enlisted |
Sheppard Field, Witchita Falls, TX | 7 April 1943 | Sheppard Field, Witchita Falls, Texas |
Other Discharged USAAF |
4 January 1946 | Honourable discharge. | |
Died |
Eugene, Douglas County, OR | 25 September 1979 | |
Buried |
Scottsburg Cemetery Scottsburg, Douglas County, OR | 28 September 1979 | Scottsburg Cemetery Scottsburg, Douglas County, Oregon |
Based |
Deenethorpe | Assigned to 614BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
https://www.fold3.com/image/638171572
https://www.fold3.com/record/73220684/wendell-weatherly-social-security…
https://www.fold3.com/record/84947188/wendell-r-weatherly-wwii-army-enl…
https://www.fold3.com/record/619107623/wendell-weatherly-1921-veterans-…
https://www.fold3.com/record/704391468/weatherly-wendell-r-us-wwii-hosp…
http://401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=2709
http://401bg.org/Main/History/Crews/Details.aspx?CrewId=12631
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8544942/wendell-r-weatherly
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=2709