Zvonimir P Sambol
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Object Number - UPL 17129 - Monument to the three crewmen of the A.J. Taft Crew that were KIA on 9 April 1944 when their aircraft was shot down and crash landed in a field in...
Shot down 9 April 1944 in B-24 #42-52569 'Lovely Lady', Killed in Action (KIA).
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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: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-751575
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Lovely Lady
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Born |
Ribnik, Croatia | 19 August 1923 | |
|
Buried |
4750 Svinø, Denmark | 10 April 1944 | |
| Chicago, Illinois, USA | 9710 Avenue L South | ||
|
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Saksfjedgård, Denmark | 9 April 1944 | |
|
Buried |
Plot B Row 39 Grave 1 Ardennes American Cemetery Neupre, Belgium |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Brought in information from duplicate record. Sources:
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3844
Brought in information from duplicate record. Source:
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3844
MACR 3844 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
