James Edward Zengerle

Military
media-47645.jpeg UPL 47645 1st Lt James Edward Zengerle, 388BG

USAAF Photo

Object Number - UPL 47645 - 1st Lt James Edward Zengerle, 388BG

Assigned to 562BS, 388BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 25 May 1944 in B-17 42-31741 'Thunderbolt', Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 5264.



Awards: AM, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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People

William John Lazar

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 33290024
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Edward Henry Leonard

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13107396
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
Second Lieutenant James E. Zengerle and Second Lieutenant Albert B. Millin of the 388th Bomb Group, talks about their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30793) nicknamed "Tom Paine" to Professor Frank Dobie. Image stamped on reverse: 'Associated Press.' [stamp], 'Passed for publication 25 Oct 1943. [stamp] and '289761.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'AMERICAN SERVICEMEN'S TRIBUTE TO TOM PAINE. Associated Press Photo Shows: Left to right: 2nd Lt James E Zengerle, Pilot of the Flying Fortress

Albert Benton Millin

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-745728
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

William F Moran

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Walter H Travis

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Aircraft

Lieutenant Paul Bensel and his crew of the 388th Bomb Group stand with a bomb, personally addressed to Hitler, and their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-5954) nicknamed "Mister Yank II" before the Regensburg Raid, August 1943. A B-17 nicknamed "Homesick Angel" is visible in the background.

42-5954

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Mister Yank II
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Highland, IL 24 August 1918 Son of John Casper and Frances M [Dougherty] Zengerle.

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Barth, Germany 25 May 1944 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft I.

Other

Baled out POW

51460 Poix, France 25 May 1944 Shot down 25 May 1944 in B-17 42-31741 'Thunderbolt'. POW. MACR 5264.

Died

Annville, PA 2 June 1980

Buried

Grand View Memorial Park Annville, Lebanon County, PA 6 June 1980 Grand View Memorial Park Annville, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
Annville, PA, USA

Based

Knettishall 25 May 1944 Assigned to 562BS, 388BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

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https://www.fold3.com/record/86772724/james-e-zengerle-wwii-army-enlist…
https://www.fold3.com/record/528158749/james-zengerle-1918-veterans-aff…
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/48522733/the-daily-news/
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/78498176/james-e-zengerle
Removed # from A/C serial No.to aid clarity and consistency

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Added a "#" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Connection to 42-30793 - UPL 7307

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5264 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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