William Lawrence Swope
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Object Number - UPL 67244 - Capt William L Swope
Assigned to 548BS, 385BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 29-Nov-43 in B-17 42-37874, Killed in Action (KIA).
Awards: AM (2OLC), PH.
Connections
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 31143395
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Private
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11105273
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Cambridge American Military Cemetery
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Pueblo, Colorado | 13 December 1915 | BornPueblo, Colorado |
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Enlisted |
Fort Knox, Kentucky | 16 January 1942 | EnlistedFort Knox, Kentucky |
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Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
Texel Island, Netherlands | 29 November 1943 | Killed in Action (KIA)Texel Island, Netherlands |
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Buried Tablets of the Missing |
Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial Coton,Cambridge, UK | 1 January 1946 | Tablets of the MissingCambridge American Cemetery and MemorialCoton, Cambs, UK |
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Buried Memorialised |
Winchester Cemetery Winchester, Kentucky | 1 January 1948 | MemorialisedWinchester CemeteryWinchester, Kentucky |
Revisions
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/48522254/william-lawrence-swope
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1532 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
