{"id":5762,"date":"2020-09-10T09:57:30","date_gmt":"2020-09-10T09:57:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/?page_id=5762"},"modified":"2021-01-13T09:43:37","modified_gmt":"2021-01-13T09:43:37","slug":"zalsberg-lewis","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/raf\/zalsberg-lewis\/","title":{"rendered":"Zalsberg, Lewis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Lewis Zalsberg, DFM<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Warrant Officer, 511 Squadron<br>Service number 755970<br>Died 4 Jul 1943<br>Buried Gibraltar (North Front) Jewish Cemetery<br>Age 23<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Lewis was born on 4 June 1920 in St George in the East, London to Polish born parents Hyman and Ann Spitalovich and was the youngest of five boys. Their father worked as a cleaner, eventually owning his own shop selling cleaning materials. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lewis attended Cowper Street Central school after obtaining a scholarship. He joined the RAF prior to the outbreak of the war and after initial training was posted as a Sergeant Observer for operational service with 10 Squadron at RAF Leeming. Lewis married Gladys Oliver in 1942 in Truro, Cornwall. Their daughter was born after Lewis&#8217;s death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lewis flew in 29 operational sorties with 10 Squadron and was awarded the DFM. The recommendation states: <em>&#8216;A first class Observer who, throughout his operational career, has never slackened his keenness and efficiency. His cheerful enthusiasm has been an inspiration to all who have worked with him and his courage and determination in the face of strong enemy opposition has contributed largely to the success of the crews with whom he has operated.&#8217;\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lewis was the navigator on Liberator AL523. On board was General Wladyslaw Sikorski, Commander-in-Chief of the Polish Army and Prime Minister of the Polish Government in exile. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lewis&#8217;s story can be found on the link below. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/With-his-first-tour-of-operations-completed.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lewis&#8217;s RAF Career and Death<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/With-his-first-tour-of-operations-completed.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button\" download>Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em><br><br><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/5e6c3e5c-3ab0-4df3-976a-08b0a3e55fb9.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11016\" width=\"273\" height=\"305\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/5e6c3e5c-3ab0-4df3-976a-08b0a3e55fb9.jpg 501w, https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/5e6c3e5c-3ab0-4df3-976a-08b0a3e55fb9-250x279.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/5e6c3e5c-3ab0-4df3-976a-08b0a3e55fb9-120x134.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 273px) 100vw, 273px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/SikorskiPlane_1943.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11025\" width=\"271\" height=\"362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/SikorskiPlane_1943.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/SikorskiPlane_1943-120x160.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 271px) 100vw, 271px\" \/><figcaption>Submerged Liberator AL523. By Source, Fair use, https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=1591175<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"298\" height=\"476\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Zalsberg-JC.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11028\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Zalsberg-JC.jpg 298w, https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Zalsberg-JC-250x399.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Zalsberg-JC-120x192.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 298px) 100vw, 298px\" \/><figcaption>Jewish Chronicle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"615\" height=\"262\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/1943-07-18_165-page-004-JC-Daily-Bulletin-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11040\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/1943-07-18_165-page-004-JC-Daily-Bulletin-1.jpg 615w, https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/1943-07-18_165-page-004-JC-Daily-Bulletin-1-250x107.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.rememberingthejewsofww2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/1943-07-18_165-page-004-JC-Daily-Bulletin-1-120x51.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px\" \/><figcaption>Jewish Chronicle 18 July 1943<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Lewis Zalsberg, DFM Warrant Officer, 511 SquadronService number 755970Died 4 Jul 1943Buried Gibraltar (North Front) Jewish CemeteryAge 23 Lewis was born on 4 June 1920 in St George in the East, London to Polish born parents Hyman and Ann Spitalovich and was the youngest of five boys. 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