Lee E Zaruba

Military
media-14057.jpeg UPL 14057 Anthony Eden doing a radio broadcast from the airbase at Snetterton Heath (Station 138),Norfolk,England on June 25,1943. Just to the rear of Mr. Eden is standing Lt.Gen. Jacob Devers. The plane being used for the background is "Fascinatin' Witch" from the 66th BS , 44th BG, 8th AF. She was a B-24D Liberator 41-23811 and was a veteran of the August 1,1943 low-level mission to bomb the oil refineries at Ploesti, Romania.

Her crew is standing behind Mr. Eden, they are (L-R):
Capt. Robert (E). Miller, F/O Arthur W. Callahan, Lt. Lee E. Zaruba, Lt. Robert R. LaPlace, T/Sgt. William J. Murphy, T/Sgt. Martin J. McDonnell, S/Sgt. Daniel W. Rowland, S/Sgt. Robert G. Newmes, S/Sgt. Hugh J. Malone, S/Sgt. Clarence J. Ducote

USAAF Photo.

Object Number - UPL 14057 - Anthony Eden doing a radio broadcast from the airbase at Snetterton Heath (Station 138),Norfolk,England on June 25,1943. Just to the rear of Mr. Eden...

Took part in Operation Tidal Wave, the raid on Ploesti on 1-Aug-43, flying B-24 Liberator

41-23811.



Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.

44th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
A B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-95260) nicknamed "Lili Marlene" of the 66th Bomb Squadron, 44th Bomb Group flies in formation with two comrades. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'B-24 H & B-24 J OF 44th B.G. 66th Sqdn'

66th Bomb Squadron

  • Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

41-23811

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Fascinatin Witch
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 66th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Events

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Born

18 January 1919

Died

Revisions

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https://www.fold3.com/record/46806868/social-security-death-index-lee-z…

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Ploesti Sortie Reports, 44th Bomb Group

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USAAF Photo.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://8thairforce.com/44thbg/search/perlastname.asp

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Object number: UPL 14057 - Anthony Eden doing a radio broadcast from the...