Alfred M Zielaskowski

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-13253.jpeg UPL 13253 93rd Bomb Group Roll of Honor at Hardwick Airfield Memorial Museum.

All information correct as on Roll of Honor board

Object Number - UPL 13253 - 93rd Bomb Group Roll of Honor at Hardwick Airfield Memorial Museum.

Took part in Operation Tidal Wave, the raid on Ploesti on 1-Aug-43, flying B-24 Liberator 41-24215.



Crew member B-24 41-24298 'Queenie', shot down by Me 109 fighters on 13-Nov-43 mission to Bremen, Germany Port Area. Plane crashed into North Sea, off west coast Isle of Amrum near Norddorf, Germany. KIA. MACR 2198.



Awards: SS, DFC, AM, PH.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 93rd Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 409th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 17032797 at enlistment in 1941 / 0-724625
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Lucky Dogpatch Raider
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 93rd Bomb Group 409th Bomb Squadron 703rd Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: - Queenie
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 409th Bomb Squadron

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Events

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Killed in Action (KIA)

North Sea off Amrum, Germany 13 November 1943 Shot down by Me 109 fighters on 13th Nov 43 mission to Bremen, Germany Port Area. Plane crashed into North Sea, off west coast Isle of Amrum near Norddorf, Germany. KIA. MACR 2198.
Pennsylvania, USA Pennsylvania, USA.

Buried

Tablets of the Missing Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial Coton, Cambs, UK

Other

Assigned

Benghazi, Libya 13 November 1943 409th BS, 93rd BG, 8th AF. TDY 9th AF.

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Added a "#" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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MACR 2189 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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