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ZARZECKI, Ralph V - Date of
birth
23 December 1922 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33425880 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
Right Waist Gunner -
Unit
349th Bombardment Squadron,
100th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
6 March 1944 - Place of
death
Jardinghausen, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 31 | 46 |
Immediate family
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Members
Sylvester Zarzecki (father)
Rose (Spochacz) Zarzecki (mother)
Sylvester Zarzecki (brother)
Leona Zarzecki (sister)
Dorothy Zarzecki (sister)
Sylvester Zarzecki (brother)
Ruth Zarzecki (sister)
Robert Zarzecki (brother)
Edwin Zarzecki (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-31051 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Goin' Jessie
Destination: Berlin, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the industrial area
MACR: 3018
More information
Sgt. Ralph Zarzecki attended South High School and was employed at the South Side works of the Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation before he enlisted on 12 February 1943 at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.The mission was to bomb the industrial area in the suburbs of Berlin. Instead, targets of opportunity were bombed in Oranienburg.
The aircraft was shot down by enemy fighters. Seven crew members were killed, three were taken prisoner.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com -
MACR / WWII Registration Card, www.8thafhs.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.newspapers.com - The Pittsburgh Press
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