Earle A Swanson
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
UPL 42720
UPL 42720
A bomber crew of the 491st Bomb Group with their B-24 Liberator (serial number 44-40205) nicknamed "The Moose"
Earle A Swanson is in the first row, third from the left.
Robert Albert Keller is in the first row, second from right.
Photo was taken at Belem, Brazil.
According to Robert Albert Keller's diary: May 16, 1944
"At 3:00 AM we got up & ate. At 5:45 AM we were taxiing out to the runway to take off for Belem, Brazil. After 5 hours of flying we crossed the equator & the Amazon River. We got to Belem about noon. When we landed the co-pilot took some pictures of the crew. The food here was poor & the whole field was rather dirty."
Earle A Swanson is in the first row, third from the left.
Robert Albert Keller is in the first row, second from right.
Photo was taken at Belem, Brazil.
According to Robert Albert Keller's diary: May 16, 1944
"At 3:00 AM we got up & ate. At 5:45 AM we were taxiing out to the runway to take off for Belem, Brazil. After 5 hours of flying we crossed the equator & the Amazon River. We got to Belem about noon. When we landed the co-pilot took some pictures of the crew. The food here was poor & the whole field was rather dirty."
Robert Albert Keller Diary
Shot down 5 June 1944 in B-24 #44-40243. 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: 491st Bomb Group 853rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group 853rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12187407
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group 853rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group 853rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group 853rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Tender Foot
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group 853rd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Ardennes American Cemetery, Liege, Belgium
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Died |
5 June 1944 | ||
Born |
Chicago, Illinois | ||
Buried |
Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial | Commemorated on the wall of the missing |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5633