Carl A. Weeden

Carl Alfred Weeden (14 April 1916 – 7 December 1941) was born in Trinidad, Colorado.

Biography
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 posthumously.

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