William Clement Veleba
Military
From Grandson Micah
Object Number - UPL 57108 - William Veleba
Assigned to 509BS, 351BG, 8AF USAAF.
Awards: AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (1 x Battle Star).
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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
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Pleasant Dale, NE | 23 November 1922 | Son of William F and Mary Josephine [Dolezal] Veleba. |
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Enlisted |
30 January 1943 | ||
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Other Discharged USAAF |
24 October 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
Henderson, NE | 20 January 1979 | VELEBA - William C, 56, Sutton, died Saturday at Henderson. Survivors: wife, Joan; two sons; two daughters; mother, Mrs. Mary Veleba, York; two brothers; one sister; five grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Monday, St. Mary's Catholic Church, Sutton. Rosary: 8 p.m. Sunday, Kohler Chapel, Sutton. Sutton Cemetery. Military graveside rites by Sutton Argonn Post 61. |
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Buried |
Sutton Cemetery Sutton, Clay County, NE | 23 January 1979 | Sutton Cemetery Sutton, Clay County, Nebraska |
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Based |
Polebrook | Assigned to 509BS, 351BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.351st.org/ken.harbour/
