Maurice G Zetlan
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 351BS, 100BG, 8AF USAAF. Shortly after take off on mission to Eschweiler on 24-Jan-44, B-17F 42-3307 'Skipper' crashed to avoid a mid-air collision at low level. When A/C struck barn, he was ejected through the plexiglass nose and died of his injuries. Killed in Action (KIA).
Awards: AM (2OLC), PH.
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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: 351st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 351st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17062813 / O-?
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Cambridge American Military Cemetery
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Essex, MA, USA | 2 April 1920 | |
Enlisted |
Boston, MA, USA | 29 January 1942 | Boston, Massachusetts |
Died |
Shelfanger, Diss IP22 2EQ, UK | 24 January 1944 | Killed in crash landing of B-17F 42-3307 'Skipper'. Killed in Action (KIA) |
Buried |
25 January 1944 | Cambridge American Cemetery Coton, Cambs, UK Plot F Row 2 Grave 108 | |
Based |
Thorpe Abbotts | 24 January 1944 | Assigned to 351BS, 100BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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http://www.shelfanger.com/our-history/b-17-bomber-crash
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56295827/maurice-g-zetlan
Added a "#" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.
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https://www.fold3.com/record/529904492-maurice-g-zetlan
https://www.fold3.com/page/83383960-maurice-g-zetlan/facts
http://www.shelfanger.com/our-history/b-17-bomber-crash
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56295827/maurice-g-zetlan
Combat Sup, 8th AF Losses / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia