World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Urban J Zielinski
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Chicago, IL, Illinois
Honored By
Margaret Zielinski
Relationship
daughter
He enlisted in the US Army in the early 1940s and served in various ranks and assignments in Europe, Asia, and the Pacific theaters. He was serving in the Army Air Corps in Hawaii when the island was bombed by the Japanese. He was nearly killed when a bomb exploded behind him as he was running to his battle station. In 1946, he was promoted to Captain in the newly formed US Air Force and he retired as a Lt. Col. in 1967.