Wilbur Marion Zegger
MilitaryAssigned to 415BS, 98BG, 9AF USAAF. Shot down during Ploesti raid on 1-Aug-43 in 'Boiler Maker II' 41-23782 as part of Operation Tidal Wave. Prisoner of War (POW).
Awards: DFC, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: Ninth Air Force
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Boiler Maker II
- Unit: Ninth Air Force
Missions
- Date: 1 August 1943
- Official Description:
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Mount Gilead, OH | 1 July 1921 | Son of Stanley J and Nellie Zegger. |
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Enlisted |
27 July 1942 | ||
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Other Shot down POW |
Ploiesti, Romania | 1 August 1943 | Shot down during Ploesti raid on 1-Aug-43 in 'Boiler Maker II' 41-23782 as part of Operation Tidal Wave. PrOW |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Bucharest, Romania | 1 August 1943 | Prisoner of War (POW). Romania |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
29 August 1945 | Honourable discharge | |
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Died |
Galion, OH | 10 January 1995 | |
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Based |
1 August 1943 | Assigned to 415BS, 98BG, 9AF USAAF. |