Serviceman

Gordon Zoeller

815thco-pilot

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Rank: 2LT (21 May 1945)
Hometown: Angela NY; Angola, NY
In the book: Heroes of the 483rd, p. 172
Sources: 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book · service record at 483bg.org

Crews

Howard D. Oleson Crew, co-pilot · 815th

Awards

Date	Award	General order	Rank then
21 May 1945	Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster	3335	2LT

From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.

Statements, mentions and histories

Eyewitness statement, page 4 · 22 March 1945

CONFIDENTIAL
815TH BOMBARDEENT SQUADRON (H)
483RD bombardient GROUP (H)
OFFICE OF THE OPERATIONS OFFICER
APO 520
2? March 1945
SUBJECT: Statement of Co-Pilot
TO
:
Whom It May Concern
i.
On rally I observed smoke r uming out of number two (2)
engine of ship # 387. He called however, and said, "he could make
it back to base".
s/ GORDON ZOELLER
t/ GORDON ZOELLER
F/o, Air Corps
ASN I-64151
Co-Pilot
A CERTIFIED TRUE COPY
Wallerlekan
WALTER L. GLASS
Capt, Air Corps
Operations Officer
CONFIDENTIAL
cluel 3

National Archives, MACR 13247, page 4 · Machine-read from microfilm, uncorrected.

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