Francis R Zerott
Military ROLL OF HONOURKilled in Action (KIA) 4 March 1945
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 34th Bomb Group 18th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other Killed in Action |
4 March 1945 | 43-38338 B/M Collided with aircraft 071 during assembly. One plane came down into the other from above. The tail came off the lower aircraft and half of the wing exploded, the two sections falling seperately. The upper aircraft lost a wing tip and spun out of control into the clouds. One chute reported. With 18BS. Pilot: Mueller. No Missing Air Crew Report. 8 Killed in Action, 1 Injured. | |
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Buried |
Plot B Row 22 Grave 8 Lorraine American Cemetery St. Avold, France |
Revisions
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
Changes
Sources
Correction to first name.
Additional detail from:
http://www.members.tripod.com/ValortoVictory/HonoredDead.htm;
https://www.abmc.gov/
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / H. Province, Roll of Honor