World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Charles J. Zipay
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Edwardsville, Pennsylvania
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED FROM JULY 20, 1942 UNTIL HIS DEATH ON OCTOBER 3, 1944. SERVED WITH THE 403RD BOMBARDMENT SQUADRON, 43RD BOMBARDMENT GROUP, HEAVY, 5TH AIR FORCE. WAS A RADIO OPERATOR ON A B-24 LIBERATOR (#42-41066). WENT MISSING IN ACTION ON OCTOBER 2, 1944 NEAR GULF PROVINCE, NEW GUINEA. THE PLANE WAS NEVER FOUND. AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART WITH OAK LEAF CLUSTER.