Print plaque Printing Tips

World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Albert E. Weinberg

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Cook County, Illinois

Honored By

A Grateful American

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SECOND LIEUTENANT, B-24 LIBERATOR 'TYRANNOSAURUS REX/REDAZ', 400TH SQUADRON 'BLACK PIRATES', 90TH BOMB GROUP (JOLLY ROGERS), FIFTH AIR FORCE, IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS. MEMBER OF GEORGE MCNAIR CREW. KILLED APRIL 10, 1943, WHEN HE LEFT PORT MORESBY ON A BOMBING MISSION WHICH TARGETED WEWAK. THE PLANE DID NOT RETURN FROM THIS MISSION. MISSING AIR CREW REPORT 15085. ABOUT A MONTH LATER, THE WRECKAGE WAS FOUND IN RUGGED TERRAIN NEAR BINA VILLAGE. AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART.