ZD Strickland
Military
USAAF Photo
Object Number - UPL 52834 - T/Sgt ZD Strickland, 401BG.
Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. 30 x combat mission. McCord crew.
Awards: DFC (OLC), AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle Stars).
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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: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-26100
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Hogansville, GA | 13 March 1923 | |
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Died |
7 January 1980 | ||
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Buried |
Gulf Pines Memorial Park Englewood, Sarasota County, FL | 10 January 1980 | Gulf Pines Memorial Park Englewood, Sarasota County, Florida |
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Based |
Deenethorpe | Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
| Montgomery, AL |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=1473
