David Eugene Swift Jr

Military
media-23658.jpeg UPL 23658 J.G. Blythe's Crew. Back row: (L-R) 1st Lt. J.G. Blythe-Pilot, 2nd Lt. D.E. Swift-Co-pilot, 2nd Lt. M.L. Jensen-Navigator, S/Sgt. J.J. Baughman. Front row: (L-R) S/Sgt. V.R. Irwin-Togglier, T/Sgt. F.F. Sauer-Radio Operator, T/Sgt. J.D. Hurst-Engineer, S/Sgt. H.J. Feldman-Ball Turret. (S/Sgt. G.J. Shearer is missing from photo) Photo was taken on 24th February 1945.

398th Bomb Group Collection via Nuthampstead Airfield Museum.

Object Number - UPL 23658 - J.G. Blythe's Crew. Back row: (L-R) 1st Lt. J.G. Blythe-Pilot, 2nd Lt. D.E. Swift-Co-pilot, 2nd Lt. M.L. Jensen-Navigator, S/Sgt. J.J. Baughman....

Assigned to ?BS, 398BG, 8AF USAAF. Co-pilot B-17's. ETD. 2nd Tour as fighter pilot with 383FS, 364FG, 8AF USAAF.



Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.



Post War: Film director, serving his time with Walt Disney, animating such classic animated Disney films as 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs', 'Pinocchio', 'Fantasia' and 'Peter Pan'. Later directed such movies as 'How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying', 'Pollyanna' and 'The Parent Trap'.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 398th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Unit: 364th Fighter Group 383rd Fighter Squadron

Places

Aerial photography of Honington airfield looking south, the technical site with four C-type hangars and bomb dump are at the top, 21 June 1946. Photograph taken by No. 540 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/1589. English Heritage (RAF Photography).
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: RAF Honington

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Minneapolis, MN 27 July 1919 Son of David Eugene Swift Snr.

Enlisted

Los Angeles, CA 24 October 1942

Died

Los Angeles, CA 31 December 2001

Based

Nuthampstead Assigned to ?BS, 398BG, 8AF USAAF.

Other

ETD

Based

Honington Re-assigned to 383FS, 364FG, 8AF USAAF.
Los Angeles, CA

Buried

Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Los Angeles Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills) Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA

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398th Bomb Group Collection via Nuthampstead Airfield Museum.

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398th History / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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