Louis A Zakaib
Military ROLL OF HONOURT/Sgt Louis A. Zakaib enlisted in Huntington, West Virginia on 19 January 1943.
He entered the U.S. Army as a Private. He completed 1 year of college and was single with dependents.
Was on his 12 combat mission when he was killed. 1 Killed in Action, 8 or 9 Prisoner of War. Target was again an airfield. 36 planes were dispatched. 35 bombed the primary target, dropping 100 tons, and one plane failed to bomb. 35 Credit Sorties. Score: Very good. One plane was lost to Flak on this mission.
Killed in Action (KIA) 5 August 1944 in 41-29557 'Shadrach'.
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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-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Shadrach
- Unit: 34th Bomb Group 7th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Killed in action |
Germany | 5 August 1944 | |
Born |
Fortville, Indiana, USA | ||
Buried |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / H. Province, MACR 7697
MACR 7697 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database