Joseph F Schwaller

Military

While serving as Engineer/Top Turret Gunner on B-17F #41-24362 the aircraft was ditched into the English Channel 9 October 1942. Rescued and Returned to Duty (RTD) First succ.essful ditching of a B-17 in the ETO

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Units served with

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 301st Bomb Group 419th Bomb Squadron

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Born

1922 Missouri

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Added punctuation to the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.

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Lee Cunningham 16-Nov-2014. Edited biography ro add crew position.

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Lee Cunningham 24-Oct-2014. National Archives Records Administration (NARA) WWII Enlistment records.; connections within web site data.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor, Losses of the 8th and 9th AF by Bishop and Hey p.37