Thomas Ray Zittleman
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 338BS, 96BG, 8AF USAAF. Crew R11 assigned Jan-44. Failed to Return (FTR) Rostock in B-17 42-31447 'Cookie' 11-Apr-44; plane crashed into Baltic. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 3811
Awards: AM (2OLC), EAME, PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15019304 / O-803299
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Cookie
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Station 138
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Cloverdale, Sonoma County, CA | 8 November 1923 | Son of Frederick Edgar and Christine Mary [Lea] Zittleman. |
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Enlisted |
Camp Blanding, FL | 22 December 1942 | Camp Blanding, Florida |
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Died Killed in Action |
Baltic Sea | 11 April 1944 | |
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Buried |
Golden Gate National Cemetery San Bruno, San Mateo County, CA | 26 April 1950 | Golden Gate National Cemetery San Bruno, San Mateo County, California |
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Based |
Snetterton Heath | 11 April 1944 | Assigned to 338BS, 96BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Snetterton Falcons, page 99