Chester A Zyb
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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UPL 13414
Page 3 of 466th Bomb Group 'Roll of Honor' at All Saints Church, Weston Longville.
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Shot down by fighters and crashed at Gelderingen in B-24 "Ramblin' Wreck" #41-28932, Killed in Action (KIA).
Last name was originally spelled Zdyb. His parents were Polish immigrants.
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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 787th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-817669
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Ramblin Wreck
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Related videos and documents
- Media Type: Video
- Object Number: UPL 28097
- Description: Bob Harrington describes his final mission, August 15, 1944, in a 2004 interview.
- Media Type: Video
- Object Number: UPL 28111
- Description: Bob Harrington describes the attack on his substitute aircraft, "Ramblin' Wreck," on August 15, 1944, following a successful bombing attack on a...
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin, USA | 17 July 1922 | |
Died |
Gelderingen, Steenwijkerwold, Netherlands | 15 August 1944 | Shot down by German fighters |
Buried/ Commemorated |
8341 Steenwijkerwold, Netherlands | 19 August 1944 | Kerkbuurt Cemetery |
Buried/ Commemorated |
Springfield, IL, USA | Camp Butler National Cemetery Springfield Sangamon County Illinois, USA Plot: C, 0, 710 |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8430 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database