Edmund Casmir Zaleski

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Assigned to 547BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. Elmer Nelson crew. 32 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Koblenz mission in B-17 42-107083; crashed near Prum on 27-Dec-44. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 11248.



Awards: AM (4OLC), PH.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.

384th Bomb Group

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

People

Elmer Nelson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-768191
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot
Nine men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of an airplane. Five men standing to the rear and four men seated in front on large canvas bags. Some of the men are wearing cold weather flying gear. There is also some gear lying in front of the men.

Jack M Smith

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-760984
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-107083

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 547th Bomb Squadron 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron

42-38013

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Nevada Avenger
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron 547th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

Camp Upton, Yaphank, NY 11 February 1942 Camp Upton, Yaphank, New York

Died

Prum, Germany 27 December 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) Koblenz mission in B-17 42-107083; crashed near Prum on 27-Dec-44. KIA MACR 11248

Born

Yonkers, New York, USA

Buried

Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial Re-Interred Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial Liege, Belgium Plot C Row 26 Grave 2

Based

Grafton Underwood 27 December 1944 Assigned to 547BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

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https://www.fold3.com/record/704724015/zaleski-edmund-c-u-s-wwii-hospit…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56361768/edmund-c-zaleski
Removed # from A/C serial No. to aid clarity and consistency

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "#" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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https://www.fold3.com/record/86080543-edmund-c-zaleski
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56361768/edmund-c-zaleski

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ContributorLucy May
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11248 /
http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=4399

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

MACR 11248 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database