Zelwood Alpha Gravlin
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
FAMILY PHOTO
Object Number - UPL 47769 - ZELWOOD ALPHA GRAVLIN
Assigned to 343BS, 98BG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) 1-Aug-43 Ploesti raid, part of crew on B-24 'Four Eyes' 42-40655. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 174
Awards: DFC, AM, PH.
Connections
See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.
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: 98th Bomb Group 343rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18074761 / O-670102
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 98th Bomb Group 343rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38013630
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 98th Bomb Group 343rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12051931 / O-793322
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 98th Bomb Group 343rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38088239
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Flight Engineer / Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 98th Bomb Group 343rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18166531
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: - Four Eyes - Damfino
- Unit: 98th Bomb Group 343rd Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 1 August 1943
- Official Description:
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Born |
New Vineyard, MN | 28 August 1921 | Entered service from Connecticut |
|
Enlisted |
Hartford, CT | 16 June 1942 | Hartford, Connecticut |
|
Died |
Ploiești, Romania | 1 August 1943 | Killed in Action (KIA) Flew on 1st Aug 43 Ploesti raid and was part of crew on B-24 'Four Eyes' 42-40655. |
|
Buried |
Florence, Provincia di Firenze, Toscana, Italy. | ||
|
Based |
Benina | 1 August 1943 | Assigned to 343BS, 98BG, 9AF USAAF. |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Sources
https://www.fold3.com/image/29418078
https://www.fold3.com/image/310953046
https://www.fold3.com/image/606474936
https://www.fold3.com/record/85559130/zelwood-a-gravlin-wwii-army-enlis…
https://www.fold3.com/record/529867056/zelwood-a-gravlin-american-battl…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56363859/zelwood-a.-gravlin
