Arthur John Schwery
MilitaryAssigned to 544BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. 29 x combat missions. ETD
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
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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: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-764209
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14119873
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32588280
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16038334 / O-731492
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Trembling Gremlin
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 5 August 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Rock County, WI | 1 October 1922 | Son of James Elias and Mary D Schwery. |
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Enlisted |
Milwaukee, WI | 10 September 1942 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
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Other Promotion |
30 August 1944 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. | |
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Died |
Texas, USA | 30 May 1981 | |
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Buried/ Commemorated |
Oak Hill Cemetery, Janesville, Rock County, WI | Oak Hill Cemetery Janesville, Rock County, WI | |
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Based |
Grafton Underwood | Assigned to 544BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Sources
https://www.fold3.com/record/89600335-arthur-j-shwery
https://www.fold3.com/image/207716528?rec=207716561
https://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=3583
https://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/SortieReport.php?SortieKey=5…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/129843745/arthur-john-shwery
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia