John Alfred Weese
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Object Number - FRE 9694 - P-47 Thunderbolt (D5-H, serial number 42-76297) of the 365th Fighter Group that has crash landed on a beach. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Serial...
Assigned to 386FS, 365BG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) area patrol of Cherbourg peninsula in P-47D 42-76297 10-Jun-44; Hit by flak, attempted belly landing on Juno beach, Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer, France. Though he gave no indication to his flight members of being injured, by the time rescuers had made it to his A/C he had died from his wounds. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 5696
Awards: PH.
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Units served with
![Lieutenant Colonel Louis Houck of the 365th Fighter Group wearing a flying helmet with devil horns in the cockpit of his P-47 Thunderbolt nicknamed "Screamin' Weemie". Image stamped on reverse: 'Keystone Press.' [stamp]. Printed caption on reverse: 'AMERICAN FLYER WEARS "DEVIL'S HELMET" Lieutenant Colonel Louis Houck, 27, commander of a Ninth US Air Force fighter group, waves for contact after donning his "devil's helmet" for a mission against the Nazis. The flyer calls his plane "Screaming' Weemie". Keys](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-456675.jpg.webp?itok=5tRnsRWh)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 365th Fighter Group 386th Fighter Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, MI | 26 January 1920 | Son of Douglas Henry and Lorena [Staebler] Weese. |
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Enlisted |
Detroit, MI | 5 August 1942 | Detroit, Michigan |
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Died |
Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer, France | 10 June 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) area patrol of Cherbourg peninsula in P-47D 42-76297 10-Jun-44; Hit by flak, attempted belly landing on Juno beach. KIA MACR 5696 |
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Buried |
Vicinity of Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer | 11 June 1944 | Interred Vicinity of Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer |
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Based |
Dover Army Air Base | 10 June 1944 | Assigned to 386FS, 365BG, 9AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Bethlehem Cemetery Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, MI | Re-interred Bethlehem Cemetery Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, MI |
