World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Kennedy W. Weaver
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Weaverville, North Carolina
Honored By
Alpine D. Weaver
ARMY AIR CORPS, FLIGHT ENGINEER ON A B-24 MORTALLY DAMAGED ON FLIGHT TO MUNICH. 6 MEN BAILED OUT AND WERE CAPTURED. SENIOR PILOT AND ENGINEER TRIED TO CRASH LAND TO SAVE TWO CREWMAN SO INJURED THEY COULD NOT PARACHUTE. PLANE SPUN IN AT LOW ALTITUDE, KILLING FOUR.