Michael Zubon

Military
media-48770.jpeg UPL 48770 1LT Michael Zubon
Pilot
416th BG - 671st BS - 9th AF
USMA Grad - Class of 1943

Object Number - UPL 48770 - 1LT Michael Zubon Pilot 416th BG - 671st BS - 9th AF USMA Grad - Class of 1943

Zubon was one of 18 members of the West Point Class of 1943 to be assigned directly to the 416th BG upon graduation.

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Units served with

An A-26 Invader (F6-P, serial number 43-22330) nicknamed "For Pete's Sake" of the 416th Bomb Group prepares for take-off at Mount Farm. Image by Robert Astrella, 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group . Written on slide casing: '416 BG Mount Farm.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Ninth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
  • Unit: 416th Bomb Group
  • Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
  • Nicknames: Snooks
  • Unit: 416th Bomb Group 668th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
  • Unit: 416th Bomb Group 670th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
  • Unit: 416th Bomb Group 668th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
  • Nicknames: Desperate Ambrose
  • Unit: 416th Bomb Group 671st Bomb Squadron

Places

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Melun, Alsace

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Auburn, New York 21 May 1918

Other

First 466th BG Combat Mission

Conches, France 7 March 1944

Other

Final 466th BG Combat Mission

Munstereifel, Germany 25 December 1944

Died

Arlington, VA 17 April 1976

Buried

20 April 1976 Arlington National Cemetery Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA Plot Sec: 31, Site: 7058

Other

Graduated

West Point, New York United States Military Academy

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