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    Remains of World War II Soldier to be buried in Avon Park, Florida [Image 3 of 7]

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    Remains of World War II Soldier to be buried in Avon Park, Florida

    FORT KNOX, KENTUCKY, UNITED STATES

    05.01.2023

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    U.S. Army Human Resources Command

    The remains of World War II Soldier U.S. Army Air Forces 2nd Lt. Pharis E. Weekley will be interred May 20, at Bougainvillea Cemetery, Avon Park, Florida. Weekley was navigating a B-24 Liberator aircraft when it crashed Aug. 1, 1943, after being hit by enemy anti-aircraft fire during Operation TIDAL WAVE, the largest bombing mission against the oil fields and refineries at Ploiesti, north of Bucharest, Romania. He was just 21 years old.

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    Date Taken: 05.01.2023
    Date Posted: 05.16.2023 08:18
    Photo ID: 7798640
    VIRIN: 230516-A-A4484-1003
    Resolution: 797x868
    Size: 152.31 KB
    Location: FORT KNOX, KENTUCKY, US

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