World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Louis H. Weixelman
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Louisville, Kansas
Honored By
Gene & Mary Moxley
SERGEANT. GUNNER ON B-24 'SHACK QUEEN'. SERVED WITH THE 15TH AIR FORCE, 55TH BOMB WING, 465TH BOMB GROUP, 783RD SQUADRON. STATIONED AT PANTANELLA AIR BASE, ITALY. SHOT DOWN ON JUNE 30, 1944 NEAR PECS, HUNGARY. EVADED CAPTURE AND WAS EVACUATED BY PARTISANS ON JANUARY 19, 1945.