World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Charles Wesig
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Akron, Ohio
Honored By
David Schember
Killed Saturday 29 May 1943 in a Non-Battle airplane accident. While conducting a low level training flight, the B-26 Marauder that he was on exploded and crashed at Rougham Airfield near Bury St Edmonds, Suffolk, England. His Remains were returned from the European Theater of Operations December 1948 onboard the transport ship Lieutenant James E. Robinson. Buried at Holy Cross Cemetery in Akron, Ohio. he was Twenty-three years old at the time of his death.