Ralph Jackson Swofford
MilitaryShot down in B-24 41-28779 at Alt Kabelich 20-Jun-44. Prisoner of War (POW).
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
Post war: Remained with USAF, rising to rank of Colonel and serving in Korea and Vietnam.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Arkansas, USA | 22 March 1921 | |
Enlisted |
St. Louis, MO, USA | 11 August 1942 | |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 20 June 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft III. |
Other Baled out |
Alt Käbelich, 17349 Lindetal, Germany | 20 June 1944 | Shot down in B-24 41-28779 at Alt Kabelich 20-Jun-44. POW. |
Died |
Lemay, MO 63125, USA | 25 October 1977 | |
St Louis, Missouri, USA | |||
Buried |
2900 Sheridan Rd, St Louis, MO 63125, USA | Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery Lemay St. Louis County Missouri, USA |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 6533 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database