World War II Honoree

Thomas Michael Zanatta

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Commack, New York

Honored By

Margaret Zanatta

Relationship

Wife

AUGUST 4, 1944 INDUCTED INTO U.S. ARMY AT CAMP UPTON, LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK. BASIC TRAINING IN SHEPPARD FIELD, TEXAS. U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE. ATTENDED ARMAMENT SCHOOL AT LOREY FIELD, DENVER, COLORADO AND GUNNERY SCHOOL TRAINING ON B-17 BOMBER IN LAS VEGAS, NEVADA. AFTER COMPLETING GUNNERY SCHOOL PROMOTED TO CORPORAL. RECEIVED GUNNERY WINGS. SENT TO CHILDRESS TEXAS AIR FORCE BASE; SELMAN FIELD, U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE BASE IN LOUISIANA AND THEN TO CAMP SHANKS ARMY BASE, PORT OF EMBARKATION. BOARDED USS GENERAL ANDERSON, DESTINATION LE HAVRE, FRANCE. SPENT 6 DAYS ON BOX CARS. ATTACHED TO 584TH BOMBARDMENT SQUADRON, 9TH AIR FORCE, 394TH BOMBARDMENT GROUP. FLEW ON A-26 AIRCRAFT. ARMY OF OCCUPATION. LEFT GERMANY, WENT TO LE HAVRE, FRANCE AND BOARDED THE MARITIME VICTORY SHIP. WENT TO CAMP KILMER, NEW JERSEY THEN TO FORT DIX, NEW JERSEY FOR SEPARATION ON JULY 1, 1946.