David Bernard Ziff
Military
Second Row: T/Sgt William E Evans -- Radio Operator; S/Sgt Bradford T. Trusdell - Asst. Engineer; S/Sgt Thomas E Daley -- Armorer Gunner; S/Sgt Eugene T Cole, Armorer Gunner; S/Sgt David B Zeff [Ziff] --Armorer Gunner
Reupload of UPL 56917 (now deleted) to correct orientation.
Originally uploaded by user Richard W Evans. from the collection of their father: William E Evans. Names and caption as per back of the original print.
Object Number - UPL 57107 - From the back of photo: L to R -- Walter W McCartie- Pilot, LT Greenwood G. Gay Co-Pilot; LT James V Vitale - Navigator; LT Al Philipone -Bonbardier;...
David Ziff served as a ball turret gunner with the 93rd Bomb Grp, 330th Bomb Sqn. On 25-Feb-44, he was flying in B-24 42-100323 when it was shot down by flak and fighters over Karlsruhe and crashed SE of Pirmasens, Germany on a mission to Furth, Germany. Ziff was taken as a Prisoner of War (POW).
Awards: AM (OLC), PH, POW, WWII Victory, EAME (1 x Battle star).
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 330th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-742182
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 330th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Phillipsburg, Pennsylvania, USA | 22 February 1922 | Son of Victor and Sarah S [Lederman] Ziff. |
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Enlisted |
Altoona, PA, USA | 25 September 1942 | Altoona, Pennsylvania |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Tychowo, Poland | 25 February 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV. |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
23 August 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
21 December 1991 | ||
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Buried |
Ohel Jacob Cemetery Tonawanda, Erie County, NY | 24 December 1991 | Ohel Jacob Cemetery Tonawanda, Erie County, New York |
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Based |
Hardwick | 25 February 1944 | Assigned to 330BS, 93BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Correspondence with Claire Ziff: 'I am the granddaughter of David B Ziff, a military officer recorded on your website.
I noticed under his awards section, it says "not known". After his camp was liberated and he returned to the US, he was awarded a Purple Heart, as well as a Bronze Star.'
NARA enlistment record: https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=1&cat=all&tf…
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2926 / MACR 2926, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database