WEAVER, EUGENE A.

6-30-2005 RIP

Name: Eugene A. Weaver
Rank/Branch: Civilian
Unit: CIA
Date of Birth: 7 March 1923
Home City of Record: Kenosha, WI
Date of Loss: 31 January 1968
Country of Loss: South Vietnam
Loss Coordinates: 163300N 1073800E (YD760850)
Status (in 1973): Released POW
Category:
Acft/Venicle/Ground: Ground (some lists say over water)
Other Personnel in Incident: (none missing)

Source: Compiled from one or more of the following: raw data from U.S.
Government agency sources, correspondence with POW/MIA families,
published sources, interviews. Updated by the P.O.W. NETWORK in 2023.

REMARKS: 730316 RELEASED BY PRG

SYNOPSIS: WO1 Solomon Hughey Godwin was captured in Hue during the Tet
Offensive on February 5, 1968. A U.S. trained Vietnamese intelligence agent
who was held with Godwin escaped three weeks after capture and reported on
Godwin's status.

Godwin was detained in the hills outside of Hue until late July 1968, when he
and one other American POW, Mr. Eugene Weaver, began their journey to North
Vietnam. Weaver had been captured at Hue on January 31.

WO1 Godwin's health was deteriorating rapidly, and he died during the march
north. Mr. Weaver was told to sign a document verifying that WO1 Godwin died.
The place of death was also recorded on this document, although it was
illegible to Mr. Weaver.

Eugene Weaver was one of 591 lucky Americans released in Operation Homecoming
in the spring of 1973. Godwin's name did not appear on any list provided by
the Hanoi government.

In 1987, Gen. John Vessey provided classified information relating to Godwin
to the Vietnamese in the hopes that they would return his remains or be more
forthcoming with information on his fate. Hanoi denies any knowledge WO1
Godwin.

Since the end of the war, nearly 10,000 have been received relating to
Americans missing in Southeast Asia. Many experts believe that there are still
hundreds alive in captivity. Some of the nearly 2500 missing were known to
have been captured, like Godwin. Others were known to be alive and capture
imminent.

The Vietnamese periodically "discover" information and remains of Americans in
their country, yet have yet to "discover" the fate of Solomon H. Godwin.

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I am sad to announce the death of Mr. Eugene Andre Weaver, POW 2-1-68 to 16
March 73.  Born 03-07-23, died 6-30-05.  Gene was CIA, working for CORDS.  He
suffered the rest of his life after being forced marched to Hanoi.  His
health suffered from his Vietnam injuries and mal treatment, to include
removal of his kidney, liver, and elbow.  His widow, Irene survives him and
lives in AZ.

MM