Arthur J Schwaiger
Military
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S/Sgt. Arthur J. Schwaiger (Ball Gunner)
All Photographic Images are from the Personal Estate of Norman F. Christian.
POW Shot down by flak and crashed at Koblenz on 7/19/44 in B-17 Silver Slipper #4232045
POW
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Silver Slipper
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Columbus, Ohio, USA | ||
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 19 July 1944 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7411 / MACR 7411; Snetterton Falcons, pg 169, 178 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database