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Pilot Officer Claude Weaver III

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Pilot Officer Claude Weaver III Veteran

Birth
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, USA
Death
28 Jan 1944 (aged 21)
Albert, Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France
Burial
Meharicourt, Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France GPS-Latitude: 49.8034028, Longitude: 2.7298167
Plot
British Plot, Grave 9
Memorial ID
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Military Service

Service Number: J/18784

Age: 21

Force: Air Force

Unit: Royal Canadian Air Force

Division: 403 Squadron


Citation(s):

Mentioned in Despatches


Honours and Awards:

Distinguished Flying Cross

Distinguished Flying Medal and Bar


Pilot Officer / Pilot.


Claude enlisted in Windsor, Ontario on Feb. 13, 1941.


He died when his Spitfire MA642 was shot down during a mission in the Amiens area. His chute got caught on his tailplane and he was dragged to the ground and he died a few hours later.

Military Service

Service Number: J/18784

Age: 21

Force: Air Force

Unit: Royal Canadian Air Force

Division: 403 Squadron


Citation(s):

Mentioned in Despatches


Honours and Awards:

Distinguished Flying Cross

Distinguished Flying Medal and Bar


Pilot Officer / Pilot.


Claude enlisted in Windsor, Ontario on Feb. 13, 1941.


He died when his Spitfire MA642 was shot down during a mission in the Amiens area. His chute got caught on his tailplane and he was dragged to the ground and he died a few hours later.


Inscription

CLAUDE WEAVER III. HIS BROTHER DAVID WAS KILLED IWO JIMA 5.3.45. AGE 20 YEARS



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  • Maintained by: Sharon
  • Originally Created by: Margaret Rose
  • Added: Dec 19, 2015
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/156172235/claude-weaver: accessed ), memorial page for Pilot Officer Claude Weaver III (18 Aug 1922–28 Jan 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 156172235, citing Meharicourt Communal Cemetery, Meharicourt, Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France; Maintained by Sharon (contributor 47715883).