George Joseph Zweier
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
USAAF Photo
Object Number - UPL 46555 - Sgt George J Zweir, 707BS, 446BG
Assigned to 707BS, 446BG, 8AF USAAF. Ran out of fuel and crashed at Hoofddorp on 21-Jun-44 in B-24 'Connie' Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 6159
Awards: AM, 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: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 446th Bomb Group 707th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Connie
- Unit: 446th Bomb Group 707th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Flixton
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, The Netherlands
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Brooklyn, New York, USA | 11 December 1924 | Son of Louis and Louise C Zweier. |
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Enlisted |
New York, City NY | 21 April 1943 | New York, City New York |
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Died |
Hoofddorp, Netherlands | 21 June 1944 | Ran out of fuel and crashed at Hoofddorp on 21-Jun-44 in B-24 'Connie' Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 6159 |
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Based Killed in Action (KIA) |
Bungay | 21 June 1944 | Assigned to 707BS, 446BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Re-Interred Netherlands American Cemetery Margratten, Netherlands Plot P Row 21 Grave 16 |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Contributorjmoore43
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Sources
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
ContributorAAM
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 6159 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
