Norbert Anthony Zwicke
Military
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UPL 40132
"Lt. Personeus and crew of the 305th Bomb Group based in England, shown beside their Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, "Nora 2nd". 28 May 1943."
Rear L-R: 1st Lt. Lester Personeus Jr, F/O Charles J. Harpool, Lt Norbert A. Zwycke, Lt Wiiliam J. Byrd, T/Sgt William C. Reese Jr.
Front L-R: Sgt Roger M. Link, Sgt James O. Gillespie, Sgt George W. James, Sgt William J. Hess, Sgt Euel Jenkins.
Rear L-R: 1st Lt. Lester Personeus Jr, F/O Charles J. Harpool, Lt Norbert A. Zwycke, Lt Wiiliam J. Byrd, T/Sgt William C. Reese Jr.
Front L-R: Sgt Roger M. Link, Sgt James O. Gillespie, Sgt George W. James, Sgt William J. Hess, Sgt Euel Jenkins.
Assigned to 422BS, 305BG, 8AF USAAF. 26 x combat missions. ETD
Awards: LOM (OLC), DFC (OLC), AM (4OLC), WWII AM, Victory, EAME.
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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: 305th Bomb Group 422nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12027691 / O-47455
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Nora 2nd
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 306th Bomb Group 305th Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Milwaukee County, WI | 1 November 1919 | |
Enlisted |
Milwaukee, WI | 2 October 1941 | Milwaukee Wisconsin |
Died |
Fairfax, VA | 23 October 2000 | |
Buried |
Arlington National Cemetery Arlington, VA |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Sources
https://www.fold3.com/record/84372269-norbert-a-zwicke
https://www.fold3.com/record/46825448-norbert-a-zwicke
https://www.fold3.com/image/312127684?rec=303681695
https://www.fold3.com/record/529126649-norbert-zwicke-1919
http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/nazwicke.htm
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27387773/norbert-a_-zwicke
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Sources
305th Bomb Group Roster / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia