World War II Honoree

Wesley Delman Weber

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Ascension Parish, Louisiana

Honored By

Family

COMPLETED OFFICER CADET SCHOOL BEFORE ENLISTING AS A SQUADRON LEAD BOMBARDIER AND NAVIGATOR OF B-25 COMBAT AIRCRAFT. HONORABLY FLEW EIGHTY-EIGHT COMBAT MISSIONS AS A CAPTAIN WITH THE 1ST AIR COMMANDOS IN THE CHINA-BURMA-INDIA THEATER. AIRCRAFT WAS SHOT DOWN AND HE LIVED THIRTY DAYS BEHIND ENEMY LINES. RECEIVED THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS WITH ONE OAK LEAF CLUSTER, THE AIR MEDAL WITH ONE OAK LEAF CLUSTER, THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER RIBBON WITH TWO BRONZE SERVICE STARS AND THE CHINA MEDAL AUTHORIZED BY THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT COMMEMORATING HIS SERVICE IN CHINA WITH THE CHINESE ALLIES.