John W Zappala

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down by ME109s and crashed near Detmold/Lippe, GR on a mission to Oschersleben on 22 Feb 1944 in B-17G #42-39895 'Bermondsey Battler'. Killed in Action (KIA).



Technical Sergeant John W. Zappala was born July 22, 1918. His next of kin were his wife, Esther Zappala, and his parents, Charles and Petrina Zappala. His hometown was Roslindale, Massachusetts.

He was a Gunner aboard “Bermondsay Battler,” B-17 tail #42-39895, of the 381st Bomb Group, 535th Bomb Squadron, when it went down over Detmold, Germany, on February 22, 1944.

He is buried in Mount Hope Cemetery in Boston, Massachusetts.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 381st Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Bermondsay Battler
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Roslindale, Massachusetts 22 July 1918 Technical Sergeant John W. Zappala was born July 22, 1918. His next of kin were his wife, Esther Zappala, and his parents, Charles and Petrina Zappala. His hometown was Roslindale, Massachusetts.

Died

Detmold, Germany 22 February 1944 He was a Gunner aboard “Bermondsay Battler,” B-17 tail #42-39895, of the 381st Bomb Group, 535th Bomb Squadron, when it went down over Detmold, Germany, on February 22, 1944.

Buried

Boston, MA, USA He is buried in Mount Hope Cemetery in Boston, Massachusetts.

Revisions

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IDPF and/or crash report researched by Bill Beigel. IDPF donated to American Air Museum by Bill Beigel. For more information about this flyer, you may contact http://ww2research.com.

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Sources

381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999; MACR 2935, Losses of 8th & 9th Air Forces / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia