THE WALL OF FACES

On November 1, 1966, MSB-54, a U.S. Navy minesweeper boat, was engaged in a routine chain drag sweep along the east bank of the Long Tau River in Gia Dinh Province, RVN, when it was sunk by a large, moored, command-detonated mine. The 4:20 AM explosion took place four and one-half miles downstream from Nha Be. Two U.S. Navymen, SA Thomas M. Moore and EN2 George R. Weaver Jr., lost their lives. Four other crewmen were rescued. The mine explosion demolished the minesweeper from the bow to the after bulkhead of the pilothouse. The enemy then opened fire on the disable craft from both banks of the river, firing 57mm recoilless rifle rounds and heavy automatic and small arms fire. Approximately four minutes after the mine explosion, MSB-54 sank bow first, screws still turning, in 42 feet of water. EN2 Weaver was forward below decks at the time of the explosion. No identifiable remains were recovered. It was believed at the time that Weaver could not have survived, and he was placed in a category of Killed in Action/Body Not Recovered. At 10:00 AM on November 3rd, the body of SA Moore was recovered from the Long Tau River. [Taken from coffeltdatabase.org and pownetwork.org]

Engineman Petty Officer 2nd Class George R. Weaver Jr. was assigned to Mine Squadron 11, Detachment ALFA. On November 1, 1966, the minesweeper he was aboard hit a mine and sank in the Long Tau River south of Nha Be, South Vietnam. Petty Officer Weaver was forward below decks at the time of the explosion, and the entire forward section of the boat was destroyed. No identifiable remains were recovered. It was believed at the time that Weaver could not have survived, and he was placed in a category of Killed in Action/Body Not Recovered (KIA/BNR). Further, it was determined that his remains were non-recoverable. [Taken from pownetwork.org]

Dear EN2 George Robert Weaver Jr, sir

As an American, I would like to thank you for your service and for your sacrifice made on behalf of our wonderful country. The youth of today could gain much by learning of heroes such as yourself, men and women whose courage and heart can never be questioned.

May God allow you to read this, and may He allow me to someday shake your hand when I get to Heaven to personally thank you. May he also allow my father to find you and shake your hand now to say thank you; for America, and for those who love you.

With respect, and the best salute a civilian can muster for you, Sir

Curt Carter

George is buried at Conestoga Memorial Park, Lancaster, Lancaster County,PA.

GEORGE R. WEAVER,JR.
Navy
12-2-38 - 11-02-66

George was born in Lancaster and attended Hempfield Schools. He was a member of the Boy Scouts.
George was a Petty Officer in the Regular Navy and had served on a destroyer in the Cuban mission.BRGeorge went to check on a Mine Sweeper that wasn't functioning properly and hit a mine himself. He was killed instantly.
Surviving George were his wife, daughter, mother and father.
He was 28 years old and is remembered on Panel 12E Line 9
From a Remembrance Book, 'WE REMEMBER,' published in 1994.