World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Robert A. Weidig
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Glastonbury, Connecticut
Honored By
Ruth V. Weidig
Relationship
Wife
HE WAS THE LEAD NAVIGATOR IN THE 8TH AIR FORCE B-17 SQUADRON. HE WAS SHOT DOWN ON HIS FIRST MISSION OVER GERMANY, RESCUED AND THEN CAME BACK TO FLY 23 MORE MISSIONS. AS THE WAR WAS WINDING DOWN IN EUROPE, HE WAS FLYING POW AND WOUNDED TO THE U.S. AFTER HIS LAST FLIGHT HE WAS DISCHARGED.