Vietnam War
Unit | Attack Squadron 85 |
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Rank | Lieutenant Commander U.S. Navy |
Entered Service From | Eight Mile Alabama |
Date of Death | April 22 1966 |
Status | Missing In Action |
Memorialized |
Courts of the Missing
Court
B
Honolulu Memorial |
Notes
Lieutenant Commander Weimorts was a member of Attack Squadron 85, Carrier Air Wing 11 aboard the Aircraft Carrier USS KITTY HAWK (CVA-63). On April 22, 1966, he was the pilot of a Grumman Attack Aircraft Intruder (A-6A) on a target near Vinh, Ha Tinh Province, North Vietnam. When his aircraft began its roll-out from the bombing run it crashed into the water 5 miles off shore. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.