Edward J Zabawa
Military ROLL OF HONOURKilled in Action (KIA). Shot down 1 May 1943 in B-17 #42-29620 on a mission to the uboat yards at St. Nazaire. Plane was shot down and fell into Brest Harbour. Earlier in April 1943, flying in Lt. Kenneth Reecher's plane, Zabawa was credited with one enemy airplane off the target
Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
1 May 1943 | ||
Born |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
France | 1 May 1943 |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C serial # 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 15715 / MACR 15715, Losses of the 8th and 9th AF Vol. I p .113 by Bishop and Hey, ABMC, First Over Germany by R. Strong pp. 91, 105. / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database