Name | Weeks, Thomas Clayton, Jr ‡ |
Rank | Staff Sergeant |
Serial Number | 34355080 ‡ |
Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #65 dated 25 March 1945 |
Duty | Radio Operator / Gunner |
MOS | 757 - Radio Operator / Mechanic / Gunner, AAF |
Last Duty Date | 6 April 1945 |
Results |
Killed In Action Final Resting Place or Memorial: Pine Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Hephzibah, Georgia |
Related Documents | Missing Air Crew Report # 13851⇓ (9.305 MB) |
CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
---|---|---|
2nd Lt. Martino, Dominick Thomas⇗ | Pilot | KIA |
2nd Lt. McGill, Arthur C⇗ | Co-pilot | FCMEW |
2nd Lt. Johnson, Thorston Julius⇗ | Navigator | KIA |
2nd Lt. Crawford, Raymond Harold, Jr⇗ | Bombardier | KIA |
S/SGT. Weeks, Thomas Clayton, Jr | Radio Operator / Gunner | KIA |
CPL. Gatto, Stephen Lawrence⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | KIA |
SGT. May, Frank Dean⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | KIA |
CPL. Bonacker, Marlyn Rae⇗ | Tail Gunner | POW |
CPL. Reaves, Phien D⇗ | Flexible Gunner | FCMEW |
Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
304⇗ | 5 April 1945 |
Target: Ordnance Depot Type: Military Location: Ingolstadt, Germany |
Radio Operator | 43‑38016⇗ |
Aborted mission after taking off. Turned back after #4 prop sheared off. Sortie Report⇗ |
305⇗ | 6 April 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards (Visual Primary) Type: Transportation Location: Leipzig, Germany |
Radio Operator | 43‑38801⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Collided with 43‑39164 after target at 1018 hrs; aircraft had tail destroyed and a hole in the trailing edge of the right wing; he held control for a minute, then went into a steep dive; no chutes were observed; crashed near Leisnig, Germany. Sortie Report⇗ |