Grady Marvin Weeks

Korean War
Service #AF14114882
Unit13 BOMB SQ 3 BOMB WING
RankStaff Sergeant U.S. Air Force
Date of DeathAugust 8 1952
StatusMissing In Action
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
8
Air Medal
Distinguished Flying Cross
Korean Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Purple Heart
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
Republic of Korea War Service Medal
United Nations Service Medal
For his leadership and valor, Staff Sergeant Weeks was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal with 9 Oak Leaf Clusters, the Purple Heart, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
Notes
Staff Sergeant Weeks was the tail gunner of a B-26B Invader bomber with the 13th Bomber Squadron, 3rd Bomber Wing. On August 8, 1952, while on a night intruder mission, the crew reported bailing out. He was listed as Missing in Action and was presumed dead on December 31, 1953. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.