Grover Alan Zink
Military
Gen Hoyt S Vanderberg
P 1st Lt Royden L Lebrecht, Denison, TX
C 1st Lt Clinton H Killian, Roosevelt, Utah
N 1st Lt Grover A Zink, Qron, Kansas
B 1st Lt Albert J Mickish, Perry, OK
Lt Col Robert H Parham
Radio T/Sgt JohnR Reilly, Utica, NY
Front Row L to R
E T/Sgt Harold F Weir, Lapeer, MI
Rad Ast S/Sgt Paul E Davidson, Springfield, Mo
Ast Eng S/Sgt John A Givens Jr, Louis, Mo
Crew Chief M/Sgt Paul T Bashis, Cambridge, Mass
Tail S/Sgt John Gunnu, Albany, NY
Gunner S/Sgt Adney J Harmon, Sacco, Maine
USAAF Photo.
Object Number - UPL 14408 - Back Row L to R Gen Hoyt S Vanderberg P 1st Lt Royden L Lebrecht, Denison, TX C 1st Lt Clinton H Killian, Roosevelt, Utah N 1st Lt Grover A Zink,...
Navigator B-24 41-11761 'Little Squaw' flew on the 1-Aug-43 Ploesti raid, diverted to Cypress. Returned to USA for war bonds tour with A/C 1944.
Awards: DFC (OLC), AM (6OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (2 xBattle Stars).
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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 344th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18065645 / O-726423
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: - Sleepy - The Squaw
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 98th Bomb Group 343rd Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 1 August 1943
- Official Description:
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Soluch Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Stafford County, KS | 31 January 1917 | Son of Grover Cleveland and Dora Eunice [Cox] Zink. |
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Enlisted |
Fort Riley, KS | 15 December 1941 | Fort Riley, Kansas |
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Other Survived Ploesti |
Ploiești, Romania | 1 August 1943 | Navigator B-24 41-11761 'Little Squaw' flew on the 1-Aug-43 Ploesti raid, diverted to Cypress. |
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Died |
Turon, KS | 10 June 2007 | TURON - Zink, Grover A., 90, died June 10, 2007. Service 10 a.m. Friday, Larrison Mortuary, Pratt. Survivors: wife, Lu Helen; three sons; one daughter; 7 grandchildren; 6 step-grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren. |
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Buried |
Old Neola Cemetery Zenith, Stafford County, KS | 12 June 2007 | Old Neola Cemetery Zenith, Stafford County, Kansas |
| Turon, KS | Turon, Kansas, USA. | ||
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Based Assigned |
Benina | Assigned to 343BS, 98BG, 9AF USAAF. | |
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Other War Bonds Tour |
Fort Worth, TX, USA | Returned to Fort Worth, Texas for war bonds tour with A/C. |
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