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ZUMPF, Frederick W - Date of
birth
1924 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Washington, Litchfield County, Connecticut -
Hometown
Washington, Litchfield County, Connecticut
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
11066589 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Right Waist Gunner -
Unit
423rd Bombardment Squadron,
306th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
14 October 1943 - Place of
death
Beek, The Netherlands
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 20 | 28 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Clifford N. Zumpf (father)
Mary (Dowd) Zumpf (mother)
Floyd C. Zumpf (brother)
Edward R. Zumpf (brother)
Agnes E. Zumpf (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-29791 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Nickname: Little Jimmie
Destination: Schweinfurt, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the ball bearing plants
MACR: 819
More information
S/Sgt Frederick W. Zumpf graduated from Washington high School and worked as a sales clerk and pin boy at the local bowling alley.He volunteered for the Army of the United States in Hartford, Connecticut in May 1942. He first served with the infantry and was later transferred to the Air Corps.
The airplane was hit by rockets, fired from a Ju-88 in the vicinity of Hasselt, Belgium.
Four crew members survived and were taken prisoner, six men were killed.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census, Newspaper article - Metro
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, René Eijdems, Ray Tamowski