Frank Edwin Zasadil
Military
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Lieutenant Frank E. Zasadil, of the 303rd Bomb Group, warms himself by the stove in the Officer's Club.
Image stamped on reverse: ‘Copyright Current Affairs Ltd.’ [stamp], ‘Passed for Publication 16 Dec 1942. [stamp] and ‘238756.’ [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'Warming up at the stove in the Officers Club is Lt. Frank E. Zasadil of 2505, So. 62nd Ave., Cicero, Ill. He is now serving with the U.S. Army Air Corps in Britain. He went to Morton College and worked for Swift & Cox. He is 26 years of age.' Roger Freeman Collection
Image stamped on reverse: ‘Copyright Current Affairs Ltd.’ [stamp], ‘Passed for Publication 16 Dec 1942. [stamp] and ‘238756.’ [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'Warming up at the stove in the Officers Club is Lt. Frank E. Zasadil of 2505, So. 62nd Ave., Cicero, Ill. He is now serving with the U.S. Army Air Corps in Britain. He went to Morton College and worked for Swift & Cox. He is 26 years of age.' Roger Freeman Collection
Corrected spelling of surname to Zasadil.
Source: http://www.303rdbg.com/rost-wxyz.html#Z
Assigned to 358BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Morales crew. 25 x combat missions. ETD
Awards: AM (OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
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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: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-435877
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O22562
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Sky Wolf
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Chicago, IL | 16 March 1916 | Son of Frank J and Mary [Kakuska] Zasadil. |
Died |
Wisconsin | ||
Buried |
Saint Adalbert Catholic Cemetery Niles, Cook County, IL | Saint Adalbert Catholic Cemetery Niles, Cook County, Illinois, USA | |
Based |
Molesworth | Assigned to 358BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://303rdbg.com/rost-wxyz.html#W