Weseloh Eldo Chris

Name:

Eldo Chris Weseloh

Rank:

Staff Sergeant

Serial Number:

19125479

Unit:

423rd Bomber Squadron, 306th Bomb Group, Heavy

Date of Death:

1971-12-08

State:

Cemetery:

Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Covina, Los Angeles County, California

Plot:

Cherished Memory, Map 4, Lot 935, Space 2

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters

Comments:

Eldo Chris Weseloh was born on December 31, 1922. He was the son of August Adolph Louis Weseloh and Anna M Weseloh.

Eldo served in the 423rd Bomber Squadron, 306th Bomb Group, as a Staff Sergeant and Tail Gunner on the B-17 #42-31388 during World War II.

On February 11, 1944, his crew took off from Station 111 airfield in Thurleigh, England, on a mission to Frankfurt, Germany. At 01:30 PM, their plane was hit by flak, attacked by fighters, and due to the possibility that the aircraft ran out of fuel, the crew bailed out of the plane. All members were able to evacuate, except for SSgt Coleman, who was killed during the attack. Their plane crashed into the town of Campremy, France.

Of the survivors, three of them were taken as prisoners, but the remaining evaded German capture, including SSgt Weseloh. He was one of the 152 allied airmen and soldiers who were helped and hidden in the Freteval Forest camp by the French Resistance to evade German capture.

SSgt Weseloh died on December 8, 1971, at the age of 48. He is now buried in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Covina, Los Angeles County, California, USA.

Source of information: www.findagrave.com, francecrashes39-45.net