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ZADOORIAN, Harry - Date of
birth
16 March 1919 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Canada -
Hometown
Wayne County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36145716 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
Engineer -
Unit
853rd Bombardment Squadron,
491st Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
24 March 1945 - Place of
death
Wesel, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 14 | 18 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Charles Zadoorian (father)
Mary S. (Arzoomanian) Zadoorian (mother)
Mary Zadoorian (sister)
Bert Zadoorian (brother)
Agnes Zadoorian (sister)
Lucy H. Zadoorian (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-50749 -
Data
Type: B-24 J
Mission: Aerial Combat
MACR: 13615
More information
T/Sgt Harry Zadoorian enlisted in Detroit, Michigan on 23 March 1942.Information received at interrogation from:
2nd Lt Kohl, Howard S.
Aircraft 749 had number 3 engine on fire, feathered number 4 engine and then feathered number 3. Aircraft exploded when it hit the ground at 1322 hours at approximately 5144N-0640E.
T/Sgt Harry Zadoorian first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Ardennes, Belgium Block F, Row 11, Grave 270.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Laura Phillips, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.findagrave.com, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / 1940 Census
Photo source: Peter Schouteten