Edward S Zielinski
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Edward S. Zielinski
Pictured at Peterson Air base, Colorado Springs, CO 1944 On
Object Number - UPL 71021 - Staff Sergeant, Flight Engineer Edward S. Zielinski Pictured at Peterson Air base, Colorado Springs, CO 1944
Shot down by flak and crashed near Escalles in B-24 'Tailwind' #41-29368, Killed in Action (KIA).
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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: Tail Wind
- Unit: 467th Bomb Group 789th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Died |
11 July 1944 | ||
|
Born |
Topeka, Kansas, USA | ||
|
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
North Sea | 11 July 1944 |
Revisions
Edward Zielinski is my great Uncle. Family recollection and photos showing his nickname as Zeke
Added "Possible DUPLICATE" in the Nickname field so an Admin can check out this person.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 6931 / MACR 6931 and Watts book page 125 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
