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Olympio ZANINI

Male 1921 - 1944  (22 years)


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  • Name Olympio ZANINI 
    Born 3 Oct 1921  Johnston City, Williamson, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died 19 May 1944  Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I5912  ValDiNonUSA
    Last Modified 16 Mar 2024 

    Father Cesare Giuseppe ZANINI,   b. 20 May 1883, Tuenno, Tyrol, Austria (Now Trentino, Italy) Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Oct 1927, Johnston City, Williamson, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 44 years) 
    Mother Maria Ernesta PIZZOLI,   b. 1 Jun 1892, Tuenno, Tyrol, Austria (Now Trentino, Italy) Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jun 1982, Franklin County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Married 24 Nov 1920  Tuenno, Tyrol, Austria (Now Trentino, Italy) Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Family ID F3493  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Death: May 19, 1944, Germany
      Co Pilot 2nd/Lt. Olympio C. Zanini KIA
      Home: Johnston City, IL
      Squadron: 579th BS 392th Bomb Group
      ID: O-759786 FOD
      Awards: Purple Heart

      Inscription on grave:
      IN MEMORY OF HONORED HERO LT. OLYMPIO C. ZANINI
      BORN 3 OCT 1921 IN JOHNSTON CITY
      ENTERED SERVICE 3 AUG 1942 LOST HIS LIFE IN ACTION OVER EUROPEAN TERRITORY 19 MAY 1944
      REINTERRED IN USA 30 APR 1949
      HE GAVE HIS LIFE THAT WE MIGHT LIVE
      392nd BOMB GROUP 579th SQ

  • Sources 
    1. [S143] FindAGrave.com.

    2. [S76] Microfilm #1388889, Registri ecclesiastici, Diocese di Trento, Item 4 page 34.





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