Robert L Weniger Jr
Military
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UPL 30864
Lt R. Weniger, Jr. Photo credited to "Might Men of the 381st: Heroes All" by Dr. James Good Brown
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Tail gunner/Observer, Cormany crew. Member of the Manchester crew. 381st BG, 535th BS. Shot down 8 October 1943 in B-17 #42-30684. Mission #36 to the shipyards at Bremen, Germany. MACR 885. Prisoner of War at Stalag Luft I. The 381st BG was awarded the Distinguished Unit Citation for this mission. Lt Weniger was riding as observer due to Major Ingenhutt (Squadron Commander, 535th BS) flying as co-pilot.
Sequin, TX
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-734640
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-736477
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32160787
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-670110
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-401170
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 8 October 1943
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Sequin, Texas | 17 August 1917 | |
Other Prisoner of War |
8 October 1943 | Stalag Luft I |
Revisions
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Sources
381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999; MACR 885 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia