Silvio Paul DeZolt
Military ROLL OF HONOURCrew B-17 42-102547 'Rose of York' [62 mission veteran], on return from 63rd bombing mission [ Berlin ], A/C hit by concentrated and accurate AA fire, last contact indicated one engine out and another trailing gasoline, failed to return FTR, posted MIA, crashed into North Sea.
Awards: AM (3OLC), PH.
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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: Civilian
- Nationality: British
- Service Numbers: R224685 (Royal Navy)
- Role/Job: War Correspondent BBC
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18157171 at enlistment, then O-767503
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Elizabeth, The Princess, Rose of York
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 3 February 1945
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Cambridge American Military Cemetery
![A bomber crew of the 306th Bomb Group wave to Picture Post Girls in front of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 41-24471) nicknamed "Four of a Kind" at Thurleigh in December 1942. Image stamped on reverse: '"Picture Post" [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 11 Dec 1942.' [stamp], '238038.' [Censor no.] Handwritten in censor's blue pencil on reverse: 'American Flying Fortress crew are introduced to the girls they will meet at Picture Post Xmas Party.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-379028.jpg.webp?itok=6Gc6iR0j)
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bedford
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania, USA | 5 October 1923 | Son of Joan DeZolt. Brother of Anthony and John. |
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Died |
North Sea | 3 February 1945 | Failed to Return (FTR) Berlin in B-17 42-102547 'Rose of York' 3-Feb-45; Killed in action (KIA). |
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Buried |
Tablets of the missing, Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial. Coton, Cambs, UK. | ||
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Based |
Thurleigh | 3 February 1945 | Assigned to 367BS, 306BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- MACR 12283;
- 306th BGA Collection, Russell Strong Index Cards, First Over Germany pg. 305,;
- http://www.wwiimemorial.com/registry/wardept/pfr / http://www.306bg.org/crewphotos/Crew%20Pictures%20Adam-Rector/Crew%20Pic...
MACR 12283 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database