John Louis Zasa
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Rear L-R: 1Lt Arnold Raymond Menzel, 1Lt Charles P Bagley, Lt Frederick Thomas Nissen, 1Lt Norman Edward Kottke, T/Sgt William B Sutton
Front L-R: T/Sgt James S O'Doherty, S/Sgt Richard E Fletcher, S/Sgt Robert W Craver, S/Sgt John L Zasa
Object Number - UPL 36913 - "Menzel's crew of the 8th AF's 398th Bomb Group by their B-17 at their base in England, 20 July 1944." Rear L-R: 1Lt Arnold Raymond Menzel, 1Lt...
Assigned to 600BS, 398BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Zeitz in B-17 43-38463 ; Shot down. 30-Nov-44. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 11145
Awards: PH.
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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: 398th Bomb Group 601st Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Newark, NJ | 7 November 1914 | Son of Victoria M Zasa. |
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Enlisted |
Los Angeles, CA | 13 February 1943 | |
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Died |
Jena, Germany | 30 November 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Zeitz in B-17 43-38463 ; Shot down. 30-Nov-44. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 11145 |
| Los Angeles, CA | Husband of Elizabeth Zasa. | ||
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Based |
Nuthampstead | 30 November 1944 | Assigned to 600BS, 398BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, CA | Re-Interred Inglewood Park Cemetery Inglewood, Los Angeles County, CA |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11145
