Clarence Howard Edwin Swanson
Military ROLL OF HONOUR388th BG - 561st BS - 8th AF
Most of these men were shot down on 20 Feb 1944
Maxbauer and Scuglik were not on the mission. Alcarese was WIA and made POW. The rest were KIA
Standing Left to Right: Joseph Scuglik (FE), James L. Ellis (WG), Albert R. Maxbauer (R/O), Grant G. Tucker (WG), Andrea Alcarese (TG), Joseph Pappaalardo (BTG)
Kneeling Left to Right: Jerry Payne (P), Carl E. Cole (CP), Clarence H.E. Swanson (B), J.J. Kelley (N)
On a mission to Poznan, Poland, B-17G 42-39894 'Barbara' left the formation due to a fuel leak and was shot down by fighters, exploded in mid-air, and crashed near Funen, Denmark on 20 Feb 1944. Killed in Action (KIA).
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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: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-803675
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Old 66 / Lady Margaret
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Jeannie
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Boomerang Barbara
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 20 February 1944
- Date: 13 February 1944
- Date: 8 February 1944
- Date: 6 February 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Rome, New York | 10 June 1921 | |
Lived in |
Rome, NY | 14 September 1942 | 113 N. James Street |
Other Killed In Action (KIA) |
Assens, Denmark | 20 February 1944 | |
Buried |
Lee, New York | Evergreen Cemetery Lee, Oneida County, New York, USA Add to Map Plot Section 19 |
Revisions
Merged with duplicate entries to include details from:
- MACR 2432;
- Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database;
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.388bg.info/Personnel.html