Thomas J Zoebelein
MilitaryAlfred M Sanders -Pilot - Louisiana, Daniel M O'Connell - Bombadier - Maryland, Thomas Zobelein - Navigator - New York
Fred A Morley - Co-Pilot - Illinois,
Kneeling : - James R Sizemore - Turret Gunner - West Virginia, Autley B Smith - Nose Gunner - Mississippi, William Kozulak - Upper Gunner - New York, Louie Lujan - Waist Gunner - California, John H Lawrence - Radio Operator - Alabama, Robert C Swaffield - Tail Gunner - Ohio
Assigned to 832BS, 486BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 28-May-44 in B-24 42-52764 'Mike, Spirit of LSU', Evaded (EVD). Lived with Belgian Underground from May till September 1944.
Awards: AM, 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: 486th Bomb Group 832nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18139480 / O-810227
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 486th Bomb Group 833rd Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 28 May 1944
Places
- Site type: Aircraft crash site
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Acton
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Brooklyn, Kings County, NY | 14 June 1918 | Son of Thomas Christopher and Mary F [Zietler] Zoebelein. |
Enlisted |
New York City, NY | 7 August 1942 | New York City, New York |
Other Evaded EVD |
Belgium | 28 May 1944 | Evaded. Lived with Belgian Underground from May till September 1944. |
Other Shot down / baled out |
06567 Bad Frankenhausen, Germany | 28 May 1944 | Shot down 28-May-44 in B-24 42-52764 'Mike, Spirit of LSU. ' |
Died |
Westhampton, NY | 15 October 1972 | |
Buried |
Holy Sepulchre Cemetery Coram, Suffolk County, NY | 18 October 1972 | Holy Sepulchre Cemetery Coram, Suffolk County, New York |
St Albans, New York, USA |
Revisions
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5390 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database