Howard Carlton Weeks was born on April 30, 1921. He served in the 562nd Bomber Squadron, 388th Bomber Group (Heavy), as a Staff Sergeant and waist gunner of #42-3285 "Captain Joe" aircraft during World War II. He was Killed in Action on January 29, 1944 and is now buried in the Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA. SSgt Weeks was one of the many brave Americans of the 388th Bomber Group who lost their lives in aerial operations against the German forces from June 1943 - August 1945.