Donald Willard Zellar

Military
media-51092.jpeg UPL 51092 "Lt. Embrey and crew of the 359th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group based in England, pose in front of a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. 8 October 1944.

Rear L-R: Henry Embrey, Bryant Sharp, Roy Malone, Robert Michell
Front L-R: Donald Zellar, William Gavin, Arthur Peters, Richard Duerr, Harry Millar.

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Object Number - UPL 51092 - "Lt. Embrey and crew of the 359th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group based in England, pose in front of a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. 8 October...

Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Embrey crew. 35 missions completed by 6-Feb-45. ETD





Awards: AM (6OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.

303rd Bomb Group

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

People

Henry C Embrey

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-?
  • Highest Rank: Major
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

43-38289

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: La Rhonda. Sweet La Rhonda

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Plano, Illinois 25 November 1923 Son of Donald A and Eula Zellar.

Enlisted

Based

Molesworth 6 February 1945 Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self

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