467th Bombardment Group (H)
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Van Zytveld, William Charles
Information
Name
Last Name:
First Name:
Middle Name (initial):
Preferred Name:
Nick Name:
Van Zytveld
William
Charles

Serial Number
Enlisted:
Officer:
16060271
O-701509
Birth Info
Date of Birth:

Place of Birth:
05 Feb 1922

Unknown at this time
Residence
Residence at Enlistment:
1342 Wealthy St., Se
Grand Rapids
Kent Co.
Michigan 6
Official Home Town
City:
State:
Grand Rapids
MI - Michigan
Enlistment Info
Date of Enlistment:

Place of Enlistment:
03 Aug 42

Grand Rapids, Michigan
Deployment Info
Deployed Method:

Returned to US Method:
Unknown at this time

Air - Northern Route
Discharge Info
Date:

Place:
Unknown at this time

Unknown at this time
Passing Info
Date of Death:

Place of Death:

13 Apr 2003

Ann Arbor
Washtenaw Co.
Michigan, United States

Cemetery:


Unknown at this time

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Service History
Date
Description
Unit
Rank
MOS Code
Duty
02 Apr 45
Awarded Oak Leaf Cluster
First Lieutenant
29 May 45
RZI Orders
790th
First Lieutenant
O-1035 - Bombardier
Bombardier
Missions
Mission
Crew
Aircraft
Grp #
Date
City
Credit
BS
#
Position
Serial Number
Name
119
14 Oct 44
Cologne
791st
Bombardier
42-50950
161
14 Jan 45
Hallendorf
791st
Bombardier
42-50846
167
06 Feb 45
Magdeburg
791st
Bombardier
42-51671
173
16 Feb 45
Osnabruck
791st
Bombardier
44-48852
176
21 Feb 45
Nurnberg
791st
Bombardier
44-48852
188
07 Mar 45
Soest
791st
Bombardier
42-52599
190
09 Mar 45
Osnabruck
791st
Bombardier
42-50949
192
11 Mar 45
Kiel
791st
Bombardier
42-52599
193
12 Mar 45
Swinemunde
791st
Bombardier
42-52599
196
17 Mar 45
Hanover
791st
Bombardier
42-52599
205
25 Mar 45
Hitzacker
791st
Bombardier
44-48860
217
14 Apr 45
Pointe De Grave
791st
Bombardier
42-50949
219
16 Apr 45
Landshut
791st
Bombardier
44-50156
S1
20 Jan 45
Aaschaffenburg
791st
Bombardier
42-51832
Total Flights: 18
Total Combat: 16
Total Dispatched: 16
Total Credited: 16
Stories
Date
Topic
Author
21 Feb 1945
One Of The Toughest Missions
Blackwell Charles Dunnam

Diary Entries
Date
Type
Author
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