Harold F Weir

Military

media-14413.jpeg UPL 14413 Four gunners who protected B-24D, 4111761, The Squaw, on 35 of it's 71 missions. The gunners are looking out of the waist window of, The Squaw, with a .50 Cal gun next to them. Left to right : Sergeant Weir, Sergeant Givens, Sergeant Reilly, and Sergeant Guana.

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Object Number - UPL 14413 - Four gunners who protected B-24D, 4111761, The Squaw, on 35 of it's 71 missions. The gunners are looking out of the waist window of, The Squaw, ...

Flight Engineer B-24 #4111761 'Little Squaw' flew on the 1st Aug 43 Ploesti raid, diverted to Cypress. Returned to Fort Worth, TX, USA for war bonds tour with A/C.

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Units served with

Second World War formation badge for the United States 9th Air Force (United States Army Air Force)

Ninth Air Force

Air Force: Ninth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

41-11761

Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
Nicknames: - Sleepy - The Squaw
Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 98th Bomb Group 343rd Bomb Squadron

Missions

Operation Tidal Wave

Date: 1 August 1943
Official Description:

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Other Survived Ploesti	Ploiești, Romania	1 August 1943	Flight Engineer B-24 #4111761 'Little Squaw' flew on the 1st Aug 43 Ploesti raid, diverted to Cypress.
	Lapeer, MI 48446, USA		Lapeer, Michigan, USA.
Other War Bond Tour	Fort Worth, TX, USA		Returned to Fort Worth, TX, USA for war bonds tour with A/C.
Other Assigned	Benghazi, Libya		343 BS, 98 BG, 9 AF.