San Antonio TX
Richard Hume Weir
1917 — 2020
Richard Hume Weir, 103, passed away July 21, 2020 in San Antonio Texas. He was born on March 5, 1917, in Detroit, Michigan, the son of John Wesley Weir and Mildred Hume Weir. Richard grew up in San Bernardino, CA, graduating from San Bernardino High School in 1935. He later attended UCLA and worked for Bank of America. He enlisted in the Army Air Forces in February 1942 following the attack on Pearl Harbor. He was commissioned a 2/Lt and awarded Navigator Wings upon his graduation from Navigation School in Monroe, LA. He ferried aircraft to AAF units worldwide until 1944. He then flew supply missions over the Himalayas, the "Hump," for the remainder of the war. In December of 1945,...