World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Walter D. Zielinski
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Georgetown, Illinois
Honored By
Mark
Relationship
Son
MASTER SERGEANT, ARMORER, 17TH FIGHTER SQUADRON, 5TH FIGHTER GROUP, 14TH AIR FORCE, CHINESE AMERICAN COMPOSITE WING CHINA-BURMA-INDIA. AWARDED BRONZE STAR, PURPLE HEART AND THE SOLDIER'S MEDAL. HMT ROHNA SURVIVOR, SUNK IN THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA, OFF THE COAST OF ALGERIA, BY A GERMAN REMOTE CONTROLLED, ROCKET BOOSTED BOMB.