Solomon Weisser
Second Lieutenant, USAAF

Navigator

Army Serial Number O-722904
MOS code 1034 (Navigator) [1]

Born on 21 April 1923 in Bronx borough, New York City and died at the age of 21.
In 1944 the Weisser family was living at 1515 Grand Concourse, Bronx, New York. Solomon left his wife Miriam A. Solway Weisser [3].
He was drafted on 9 February 1943 [2] and began his service with the 460^th Bombardment Group Group (Heavy). He was transferred to the 885^th Bombardment Squadron on 11 September 1944 [4].
He flew eleven special missions with the 885^th BS totaling over 91 hours of combat time [5].
He was awarded the Air Medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster, indicating a double decoration of the same type, and the Purple Heart Medal [6].

[1] Military Occupational Specialty code.
[2] Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Population Schedules, Fifteenth Census of the United States, USA, 1930.
[3] US WW II Jewish Servicemen Cards 1942-1947, National Jewish Welfare Board, Bureau of War Records.
[4] MacCloskey (1945), Transfers of  Personnel Report, September 1944, p. 2.
[5] NARA, RG 18, E 7A, box 3675. 885th BS, Office of the Operations Officer, report of 21 Oct 1944.
[6] US WW II Jewish Servicemen Cards 1942-1947, National Jewish Welfare Board, Bureau of War Records.