Henry John Swidergal
MilitaryHenry Swidergal was Top Turret Gunner on B-17 #42-37852, shot down 18 April 1944 on the mission to Berlin. Prisoner of War (POW). Seems to have died in New York in 1954 (?)
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38348038
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-748158
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-698133
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-754402
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12152982
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Grand Old Lady, The Pay Off
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 18 April 1944
Places
- Site type: Memorial
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other captured |
18 April 1944 | after the crash of 42-37852, near Friesack, Germany | |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
18 April 1944 | Interned at Stalag XVIIB - Barracks 30B in Braunau, Near Krems, Austria. NARA WWII POW records :"Returned to Military Control 31 May 1945." | |
Born |
New York, the son of Mathew and Mary Swidergal | ||
Niagara Falls, New York |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4157