Jack W. Weston, from Roanoke, Virginia, was a track star at Jefferson High School and the University of Virginia before World War II. He entered the Army Air Forces in January 1942 and was killed when his bomber crashed while landing at MacDill Field in Tampa, Florida, on September 8, 1942.
He was survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C.H. Weston, and brother, Charles Weston.
Lieuenant Weston was buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
Michael Robert Patterson was born in Arlington and is the son of a former officer of the US Army. So it was no wonder that sooner or later his interests drew him to American history and especially to American military history. Many of his articles can be found on renowned portals like the New York Times, Washingtonpost or Wikipedia.
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