Melvin Weiss

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-26704.jpeg UPL 26704 The Michelson Crew
(Not in this particular order)
Standing:
David Michelson, John P. Shaw, Jr., Donald Boyd, Mevin Weiss
Kneeling:
William Hovanec, Duncun Patterson (2nd in from the left), Enoch Wooten, Jack Jones, Arnold Marinoff

Identity of Duncan Patterson is verified by family (a niece from his surviving sister Elizabeth Patterson who passed on after him)

Object Number - UPL 26704 - The Michelson Crew (Not in this particular order) Standing: David Michelson, John P. Shaw, Jr., Donald Boyd, Mevin Weiss Kneeling: William...

Killed in action on 18 July 1944 when his B-24 Liberator 42-51187 was involved a mid-air collision with an RAF Halifax V LL364 near Marigny-l'Eglise.

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Units served with

A B-24D Liberator 'Carpetbagger' - extensively modified for specialised operations - taxiis on the perimeter track at Harrington airfield. Printed caption on reverse: 'A Carpetbagger B-24D taxiing on the perimeter at Harrington. Photo - "Red" Monaghan.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 801st Bomb Group 850th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

18 July 1944

Revisions

Date
ContributorEmily
Changes
Sources

Brought together information from duplicate record to include information from the 490th Bomb Grouplist of Unit Personnel / 801st BG Roster, http://www.801492.org/MainMenu.htm / and information Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Combat Chronology / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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