Lambert Patrick Zaetsch
MilitaryShot down 29 May 1944 in B-24 #42-52570 'Sack Happy'. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW/Purple Heart
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-664616
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Sack Happy
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Flint, MI, USA | 13 November 1915 | |
Died |
Rantoul, IL 61866, USA | 12 March 1982 | |
Buried |
Wyoming, MI, USA | 17 March 1982 | Resurrection Cemetery Wyoming, Kent Co., MI |
Other Shot Down/Captured |
24837 Schleswig, Germany | 29 May 1944 |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Contributor466thHistorian
Changes
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https://www.ancestry.com/search/categories/42/?name=Lambert_Zaetsch&bir…
Genealogy research provided by Marcia Melnyk
ContributorAAM
Changes
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5226 / MACR 5226/daughter / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database