Name:
Louis Samuel Zaleski
Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-827337
Unit:
528th Fighter Squadron, 311th Fighter Group
Date of Death:
1945-03-26
State:
Pennsylvania
Cemetery:
Saint Mary's Cemetery, Pennsylvania
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Louis Samuel Zaleski was born on August 18, 1923 in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. He served in the 528th Fighter Squadron, 311th Fighter Group as a Second Lieutenant during World War II. He died on March 26, 1945 and is now buried in the Saint Mary's Cemetery, Lower Burrell, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA. 2Lt Zaleski was one of over 2000 Americans who lost their lives defending China from their Japanese invaders from 1941-1945. He is commemorated on the The Monument to the Aviation Martyrs in the War of Resistance Against Japan in Nanjing, China.