Flight Sargeant Carl Heinrich Weicker

1924 - 1945  (20 years)

• Name	Carl Heinrich Weicker
  Prefix	Flight Sargeant
  Born	8 May 1924	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Military	WW2
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-228662
  Died	16 Mar 1945	, Germany   [1]
  Buried	Durnbach War Cemetery, Gmund am Tegernsee, Landkreis Miesbach, Bavaria (Bayern), Germany   [1]
  Person ID	I228662	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	William Weicker,   b. 7 May 1878, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 Nov 1940, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 62 years)
  Mother	Emma E. Jungblut,   b. 2 Aug 1878, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Jun 1969, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 90 years)
  Married	16 Oct 1906	Sebastopol, South Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario   [2]
  Family ID	F231512	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Grace Edna Loree,   b. 5 Jan 1925, Moose Jaw, , Saskatchewan, Canada ,   d. 28 Jul 1989  (Age 64 years)
  Married	Feb 1944
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F62429	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Carl Heinrich Weicker makinghistory.kpl.org

  
  

• Notes

  FLT. SGT. CARL WEICKER Mar. 23, 1943 On operational duties only since the beginning of this month, Flt. Sgt. Carl H. Weicker, R.C.A.F. navigator is reported missing as of March 17. The 20-year-old airman, who will be 21 on May 8, is a son of Mrs. Emma Weicker, 281 Wellington St. N., and the late William Weicker. His wife, the former Grace Loree, whom he married in February, 1944, resides at 1889 Prospect St., Niagara Falls, Ont. Flt. Sgt. Weicker enlisted on Oct. 17, 1942, and after three months in Hamilton on a refresher course, was posted to Lachine, Que., and later to London, where he graduated in November, 1943. Born in Kitchener, he attended local public school and the K-W Collegiate. Prior to enlisting with the R.C.A.F. he worked at the Brodey-Draimin Fur Co. and at the local radio station CKCR. His brother, Flt. Lieut. W. J. Weicker, D.F.C., is home on leave from overseas duty. _______________ WEICKER. CARL HEINRICH FS(N) R183956. From Kitchener. Ontario. Killed In Action Mar.16/45 age 21. #100 Squadron (Sarang Tebaun Jangan Duolok). Lancaster aircraft # PB 117 lost whilst attacking Nuremberg. Germany. FS. R. O'Reilly was also killed. One Canadian. FS. Hersey, was taken Prisoner Of War and four of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Navigator Weicker is buried in the War Cemetery at Durnbach, Germany. From: They Shall Grow Not Old pg 803

  
  

• Sources

  [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18612896. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/82343333.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 8 May 1924 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 16 Mar 1945 - , Germany  = Link to Google Earth