Louis E Zweig Jr

Military

Out of fuel and crashed near Lille on 11 July 1944 in B-24 #41-28776, Evaded capture (EVD).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 392nd Bomb Group.

392nd Bomb Group

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

41-28776

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

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Evaded Capture

11 July 1944 See details at http://8thafhs.com/missions.php

Died

25 December 1994

Born

San Antonio, Texas

Buried

Sunset Memorial Park, San Antonio, TX 78218, USA

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from :
MACR 7511 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

Further details from :
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=zweig&GSfn=louis&…;;
http://8thafhs.com/missions.php

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7511