Glenn H Sweigart

Military

Shot down 29 April 1944 in B-24 #4129471. Prisoner of War (POW).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.

44th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
B-24 Liberators of the 44th Bomb Group line up for takeoff at Shipdham in 1943. The 'Flying Eight-Ball' emblem of the 68th Bomb Squadron is visible on the nose of the leading aircraft. Image stamped with field press censor, 1943. Press Agency photograph- original printed caption has been removed.

68th Bomb Squadron

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

People

Julius V Naber

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 37263649
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Aircraft

41-29471

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron

Places

Stalag Luft III

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Fort Thomas, Kentucky, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 29 April 1944

Revisions

Date
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Sources

https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=466&mtch=1&cat=all&tf…

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4472 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database