Married Helen J. Stewardson on October 7, 1944.

2LT, US ARMY AIR FORCES WORLD WAR II - The memorial stone is in Glenwood Cemetery, Shelbyville, Illinois. In the High School in Bethany, the school has made a gallery in one of the halls placing pictures to honor our servicemen who have served our country. Tom's picture hangs on the wall beside one of his nephews.

NEWS OF OUR MEN AND WOMEN IN UINIFORM
THOMAS WEAKLY EARNS WINGS AND COMMISION OF LIEUTENANT

Lt. Thomas Weakly, who recently received his commission and his wings in the Air Corp has been here for the past week visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. weakly, west of town. Lt. Weakly has been attending the officer training school at San Angelo, Texas.

Lt. Weakly will have been in the armed forces four years the first of February. He served one and one-half years in foreign service, being stationed in Iceland. At the end of his furlough, which will be next week, he will report to Lincoln, Nebraska for further assignment.
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LT. THOMAS WEAKLY B-29 BOMBARDIER IS MISSING IN TOKYO RAID

Lt. Thomas Weakly, B-29 Bombardier, has been reported missing over Tokyo since May 26th, according to information received Saturday from the War Department by his parents, Mr.and Mrs. Arthur Weakly, who live in the Sanner Chapel community, west of Bethany

Lt. Weakly has been in the service for nearly four years. At the starting of the war he was stationed in Iceland for a number of months. He was then returned to the States and given special training. he later entered an officer training school and received his wings September 30, 1944, at Angelo, Texas. Soon after receiving his wings he returned to this community and was married to Miss Helen Stewardson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Stewardson of Findlay.

He was sent overseas into the Pacific area of war and had completed several missions over Tokyo and Japan.

Word of him being missing in action was first received by his wife about the middle of last week, the information coming from a fellow officer, who saw the plane drop when on a mission over Tokyo. The official War Department message came a few days later.