Frederick G. Zirk
Assigned to 329th Sqdn., 93rd Bomb Group, "Ted's Travelling Circus," at Norwich, England. Completed 17 air combat missions over Germany including targets at Brunswick, Regensburg, Hanover, Berlin, Wilhelmshaven, Battle of the Rhine, and the Central Europe Campaigns. Their B-24 was named the Piccadilly Virgin. Crew: pilot Lt. Joseph McGhan; co-pilot Lt. Robert Wright; radio operator/mechanic/gunner Frederick G. Zirk; waist gunners Gerry Geonnotti and Wilson Good; ball gunner George Vancavage; tail gunner Paul Greenwald.
From the 2nd Air Division Association Yearbook
Assigned to 329th Sqdn., 93rd Bomb Group, "Ted's Travelling Circus," at Norwich, England. Completed 17 air combat missions over Germany including targets at Brunswick, Regensburg, Hanover, Berlin, Wilhelmshaven, Battle of the Rhine, and the Central Europe Campaigns. Their B-24 was named the Piccadilly Virgin. Crew: pilot Lt. Joseph McGhan; co-pilot Lt. Robert Wright; radio operator/mechanic/gunner Frederick G. Zirk; waist gunners Gerry Geonnotti and Wilson Good; ball gunner George Vancavage; tail gunner Paul Greenwald.
Sortie Log
25 MAR 1945 — 09 APR 1945
The sorties below are those we have been able to document for this airman, drawn from flight logs, mission records, and archival sources. It is not necessarily a complete account of every mission flown; gaps may reflect missing documentation, transferred assignments, or records lost to time.
Born May 4, 1919 in Brooklyn, NY. Enlisted in USAAC April 10, 1942. Attended Weather School at Grand Rapids, MI; Radio Operator Mechanic School at Sioux Falls, SD; Gunnery School at Yuma, AZ. Assigned to B-24 air crew; training at Charleston, SC; Roosevelt Field, NY; Montpelier, VT. Went overseas Feb. 4, 1945 via Newfoundland, Greenland, Iceland to England.