Charles Fred Zavorka
Military
Pilot
Crew #630
466th BG - 786th BS
466th BG Archives
Object Number - UPL 6998 - Charles F. Zavorka Pilot Crew #630 466th BG - 786th BS
Shot down 29 May 1944 in B-24 #42-52570 'Sack Happy', Prisoner of War (POW). He was flying with Crew #613 when shot down. This was likely his first mission and was flying with Komer's Crew as a familiarization to combat procedures before taking his own crew into combat.
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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
Missions
- Date: 29 May 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
St Louis, Missouri, USA | 12 March 1917 | |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 29 May 1944 - 30 May 1945 | Stalag Luft III Dates are approximate |
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Died |
Affton, MO 63123, USA | 17 October 2006 | |
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Buried |
Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery | Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery • Lemay, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA Plot 1BB, Site 1141 |
Revisions
Added "Possible DUPLICATE" in the Nickname field so an Admin can check out this person.
US Army Air Corps Officer Photographs; 8th US Army Air Corps; 466th Bomb Group
WWII enlistment records-National Archives and Records Administration 11 June 1942 at St. Louis, MO
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5226 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
