Christy Zullo

Military

Shot down 14 October 1943 in B-17 #42-30831 'Lazy Baby'. Landed in Switzerland, Interned (INT). Zullo met and married a Swiss woman, and tended to the temporary American cemetery in Münsingen.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem, 305th Bomb Group.

305th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-30831

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Lazy Baby
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

Wilkes-Barre, PA, USA 23 July 1942

Other

Interned (INT)

Switzerland 14 October 1943 See:https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=bjjrCQAAQBAJ&pg=PA99&lpg=PA99&dq=christy+zullo+305th+bomb+group&source=bl&ots=-WGj6Wy2XX&sig=Jc4h7h5iYngexKG7k5qNnT1QcNI&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CCgQ6AEwAWoVChMI_YyQ5JLlyAIVxM0UCh27Kww9#v=onepage&q=christy%20zullo%20305th%20bomb%20group&f=false

Died

12 February 2001

Born

Pennsylvania

Buried

Mount Laurel Memorial Park, Hazleton, Pennsylvania
Münsingen, Switzerland

Revisions

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Added an association to the 8th AF Mission #115 on 14 Oct 1943 per info in the "Summary biography".

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

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NARA enlistment record: https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=1&cat=all&tf…

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https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=bjjrCQAAQBAJ&pg=PA99&lpg=PA99&dq=ch…

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 913 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database