World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Richard C. Weaver
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Honored By
Alexander Jacobs, Jr.
SERVED WITH THE 8TH AIR FORCE, 457TH BOMB GROUP, 749TH BOMB SQUADRON AT GLATTON AIRFIELD, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, ENGLAND. RADIO OPERATOR ON THE B-17 FLYING FORTRESS BOMBER, 'ARF AND ARF' ('HALF AND HALF'), WHICH EXPERIENCED A MID-AIR COLLISION WITH ANOTHER B-17 BOMBER,'BAD TIME INC. II', WHILE ON A MISSION TO MERSEBERG, GERMANY AND CRSHED INTO THE ENGLISH CHANNEL. AWARDED THE AIR MEDAL WITH OAK LEAF CLUSTER, PURPLE HEART, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL.