Name:
Donald Weighman Wetherbee
Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-799111
Unit:
560th Bomber Squadron, 388th Bomber Group
Date of Death:
1943-07-26
State:
North Carolina
Cemetery:
Ardennes American Cemetery, Neupré, Belgium
Plot:
C
Row:
8
Grave:
39
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Donald Weighman Wetherbee was born in 1915 in New York. He graduated from Evanston Township High School in 1932. He served in the 560th Bomber Squadron, 388th Bomber Group (Heavy), as a Second Lieutenant and Co-Pilot of #42-30224 "A Little Horne" aircraft during World War II. The plane was hit above target and the 3th engine was on fire when it left formation. Than it was hit by enemy fighters and the plane exploded and killed him. 2Lt Wetherbee is now buried in the Ardennes American Cemetery, Neupré, Belgium. He was one of the many brave Americans of the 388th Bomber Group who lost their lives in aerial operations against the German forces from June 1943 - August 1945.
Source of information: www.abmc.gov, www.fieldsofhonor-database.com