Carl A. Weeden

Infobox Military Person
name = Carl Alfred Weeden
lived = 14 April 1916 – 7 December 1941
placeofbirth = Trinidad, Colorado
placeofdeath = Pearl Harbor, Hawaii


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allegiance = United States of America
serviceyears = 1936–1941
rank = Ensign
branch = United States Navy
unit = USS "Arizona" (BB-39)
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Carl Alfred Weeden (14 April 1916 – 7 December 1941) was born in Trinidad, Colorado. He grew up in Colorado and was appointed a midshipman at the United States Naval Academy on 22 June 1936. He graduated from the Naval Academy in June 1940 and reported for duty in USS "Arizona" (BB-39) on 9 June 1940. Ensign Weeden spent his entire but brief naval career in "Arizona". He was killed during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941, which sank "Arizona" at the outset. Ens. Weeden was awarded the Purple Heart Medal posthumously.

In 1943, the destroyer escort USS "Weeden" (DE-797) was named in his honor.

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