Rudolph J Zebora
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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UPL 57166
Van Dyke Crew - 836th Squadron
The crew from left to right: Sgt William H. Spindler (tail gunner), S/Sgt Charles H. Crossley (assistant engineer), 2nd Lt Rudolph J. Zebora (bombardier), Sgt Bradford A. Rupe (nose turret gunner), S/Sgt Leslie E. Kraus (radio operator), 2nd Lt Elliot L. Katz (navigator), 2nd Lt Merle J. Thies (co-pilot), 2nd Lt Joseph S. Van Dyke (pilot)
All except Katz, who was not on the crew that day, perished on June 23, 1944 near Brussels when the B-24 was shot down by flak
(photo provided by Jim Zebora)
The crew from left to right: Sgt William H. Spindler (tail gunner), S/Sgt Charles H. Crossley (assistant engineer), 2nd Lt Rudolph J. Zebora (bombardier), Sgt Bradford A. Rupe (nose turret gunner), S/Sgt Leslie E. Kraus (radio operator), 2nd Lt Elliot L. Katz (navigator), 2nd Lt Merle J. Thies (co-pilot), 2nd Lt Joseph S. Van Dyke (pilot)
All except Katz, who was not on the crew that day, perished on June 23, 1944 near Brussels when the B-24 was shot down by flak
(photo provided by Jim Zebora)
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Killed in Action (KIA) Shot down and crashed into channel in B-24H #41-28822
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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
- Unit: 487th Bomb Group 836th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Died |
23 June 1944 | ||
Born |
Meriden, Connecticut, USA | ||
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Belgium | 23 June 1944 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 6263 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / http://www.487thbg.org/Photos/VanDykeCrew.shtml