Claude J Zanni

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down 8 May 1944 in B-17 #42-31606 'Belle of the Brawl'. Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

390th Bomb Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

A B-17 Flying Fortress (TS-C, serial number 42-9768) of the 333rd Bomb Squadron, 94th Bomb Group, takes off in front of another B-17 Flying Fortress (CC-Z) of the 569th Bomb Squadron, 390th Bomb Group.

569th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-31603

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Belle of the Brawl
Unit: 390th Bomb Group 569th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event	Location	Date
Born	Essex, Connecticut, USA	21 April 1908
Died		8 October 1944
Other Killed in Action (KIA)	France	8 May 1944

Event

Location

Date

Description

Born

Essex, Connecticut, USA

21 April 1908

Died

8 October 1944

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

France

8 May 1944

Revisions

Date25 May 2020 03:04:16

ContributorGlennSeibert

Changes

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Added birthdate from family records. He was my great uncle.

Date27 Jan 2020 03:14:31

Contributorjmoore43

Changes

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.

Date27 Sep 2014 18:06:22

ContributorAAM

Changes

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4583 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database