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2LT Edward A. Zieminski
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2LT Edward A. Zieminski

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1 May 1943 (aged 24)
Monument
Coton, South Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England Add to Map
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Second Lieutenant Edward A Zieminski, Connecticut, Service Number O-790319, flew as navigator on B-17 Flying Fortresses with the 427th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group. He was killed in action 1 May 1943 during a mission destroy the u-boat yards at St Nazaire, France, in B-17 #41-24610, called "Joe Btfsplk II" which was heavily damaged by flak over the target and crashed.


2Lt. Zieminski was awarded the Air Medal after completing 5 mission and was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart.

Second Lieutenant Edward A Zieminski, Connecticut, Service Number O-790319, flew as navigator on B-17 Flying Fortresses with the 427th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group. He was killed in action 1 May 1943 during a mission destroy the u-boat yards at St Nazaire, France, in B-17 #41-24610, called "Joe Btfsplk II" which was heavily damaged by flak over the target and crashed.


2Lt. Zieminski was awarded the Air Medal after completing 5 mission and was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart.

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  • Maintained by: Johnny History
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 6, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56295833/edward_a-zieminski: accessed ), memorial page for 2LT Edward A. Zieminski (24 Jul 1918–1 May 1943), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56295833, citing Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial, Coton, South Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England; Maintained by Johnny History (contributor 49654896).