John Houseman Zundel
MilitaryAssigned to 510BS, 351BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Bernburg in B-17 42-31612 22-Feb-44; shot down by flak, crew baled out and pilot made a wheels up landing near Aachen. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 2657
Awards: PH, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 510th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36159440 / O-803734
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 510th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft VI, Heydekrug
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Negry, OH | 26 September 1922 | |
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Enlisted |
Pittsburgh, PA | 2 November 1942 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Stalag VI | 22 February 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag VI. |
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Died |
26 October 1994 | ||
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Buried |
Fort Bliss National Cemetery El Paso, El Paso County, TX | 29 October 1994 | Fort Bliss National Cemetery El Paso, El Paso County, Texas |
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Based |
Polebrook | 22 February 1944 | Assigned to 510BS, 351BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Hospitalised |
Re-Amputation. Discharged due to disability. |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2657 / MACR 2657, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database