Weatherford, Louie Frank

Individual Personnel Data
Name Weatherford, Louie Frank   ‡
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Rank Staff Sergeant / Master Sergeant
Serial Number 34337979   ‡
Unit Assignments Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #56 Dated 25 July 1943, effective 25 July 1943.
Duty Flexible Gunner / Radio Operator / Gunner
MOS748 - Army Airplane Mechanic / Gunner, Flight Engineer
Last Duty Date 6 September 1943
Results Evaded Capture
Additional Information
  • Date of Birth: 7 February 1921
  • Promoted to Technical Sergeant per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #90 dated 5 September 1943.
  • Promoted to Master Sergeant on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #169 dated 17 December 1943, after evading capture since having been shot down on 6 September 1943.
Related Documents Missing Air Crew Report # 776⇓ (10.353 MB)
Escape & Evasion Report # 251⇓ (6.173 MB)
Photo Album:Crew Photo Album⇗
Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER POSITION RESULTS
2nd Lt. Sweningsen, Oliver (NMI), Jr⇗PilotPOW
2nd Lt. Stewart, Carlos Penfield⇗Co-pilotPOW
2nd Lt. Cawley, Thomas Francis⇗BombardierPOW
T/SGT. Barta, Joseph Francis⇗Radio Operator / GunnerPOW
T/SGT. Bartholomew, Everett Laverne⇗Engineer / Top Turret GunnerPOW
S/SGT. Ralph, Robert Edward⇗Ball Turret GunnerKIA
S/SGT. Grover, Richard Stanley⇗Tail GunnerKIA
S/SGT. Dillingham, Desmond Quinton⇗Flexible GunnerPOW
S/SGT. Weatherford, Louie FrankFlexible GunnerEV
Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 3 Combat Missions.
Number Date Target Position Aircraft Mission/Sortie Information
16⇗ 16 August 1943 Target: Le Bourget Airport & Air Depot
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Paris, France 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑3459⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
19⇗ 31 August 1943 Target: Fighter Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Romilly-sur-Seine, France 		Radio Operator 42‑5720⇗ Aborted Mission After Taking Off
Sortie Report⇗
20⇗ 3 September 1943 Target: Air Park and Aerodrome
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Romilly-sur-Seine, France 		Radio Operator 42‑5720⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
21⇗ 6 September 1943 Type: Industry
Location: Stuttgart, Germany 		Radio Operator 42‑5720⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Failed To Return
Damaged by enemy aircraft; insufficient fuel to return to England; made a forced landing in field near Beauvais, France; MACR 776.
Sortie Report⇗

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