Albert W Zaverl
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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UPL 54551
"The crew at El Paso, Texas."
From my uncle, Porter D. Clemens' photos
Assigned to 324BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Wilhelmshafen 21-May-43 in B-17 42-3053; enemy aircraft set ship afire, crashed Hogebarg, near Wittmundenhafen. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 4438
Awards: PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17031632 / O-726258
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Desperate Journey
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Ardennes American Cemetery, Liege, Belgium
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Enlisted |
22 December 1941 | ||
Died |
Wittmundenhafen, Germany | 21 May 1943 | Failed to Return (FTR) Wilhelmshafen 21-May-43 in B-17 42-3053; shot down crashed Hogebarg. KIA MACR 4438 |
Born |
Trinidad, Colorado, USA | Son of Matt and Rose Zaverl. | |
Based Killed in Action (KIA) |
Bassingbourn | 21 May 1943 | Assigned to 324BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Buried |
Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial | Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial Leige, Belgium Plot B Row 43 Grave 57 |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.
ContributorAAM
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4438 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database