Name:
Harold D. Weekley
Rank:
Flight Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-807802
Unit:
398th Bomber Group, 601st Bomber Squadron
Date of Death:
2010-09-22
State:
Ohio
Cemetery:
Union Cemetery, Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio, USA
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Pilot of the B-17 Flying Fortress 42-102516, shot down over Flamanville on 13 August 1944. The plane took off from Air Base 131 Nuthampstead in the UK to attack troops on the ground in Le Manoir. They were shot down by flak at 1320. The entire crew survived the crash. LT Weekley successfully evaded capture.