Charles Phillip Swafford
Military
Object Number - UPL 32120 - "Lt Swafford of the 390th Bomb Group, wearing the Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Medal, 26-Dec-43 England."
Crew Number 35. Assigned to 570BS, 390BG, 8AF USAAF. 25 x missions flown (15 x aboard 42-3312 "Sequatchiee").
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 570th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 31111295
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 570th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36358109
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 570th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14096975 / O-801563
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 570th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12168987
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Aircraft
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Pikeville, TN 37367, USA | 18 October 1918 | Son of Walter and Della [Hutcheson] Swafford. |
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Enlisted |
Fort Oglethorpe, GA, USA | 15 August 1941 | Fort Oglethorpe Georgia |
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Based |
Deopham Green | 15 August 1943 - 22 December 1943 | Assigned to 570BS, 390BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Returned to Base RTB |
Tilburg, Netherlands | 20 October 1943 | Mission to Duren in B-17 42-3312 hit by flak at Tilburg 4 x crew baled remainder RTB MACR 14417 |
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Died |
Dayton, TN 37321, USA | 27 May 2007 | |
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Buried |
Rhea County Hwy, Dayton, TN 37321, USA | Rhea Memory Gardens, Dayton, TN |
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