Arthur M Swap

Military
UPL 70296 UPL 70296 42-30222 B17F Lone Wolf - Copilot Athur M Swap & Waist Gunner William H Vickless, with Margot Wilthew FFI, in Rue de Chanoinmes, Vannes Bretagne 1943

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Object Number - UPL 70296 - 42-30222 B17F Lone Wolf - Copilot Athur M Swap & Waist Gunner William H Vickless, with Margot Wilthew FFI, in Rue de Chanoinmes, Vannes Bretagne 1943

Shot down 6 September 1943 in B-17 #4230222 'Lone Wolf. ' Evaded.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.

388th Bomb Group

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

People

Richard G Bowman

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-673469
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Robert L Burnett

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier, Flight Engineer; Top Turret Gunner

Alfred Kramer

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Merl Eugene Martin

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 15103580
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

Allen Joe Priebe

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 36246275
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator / Gunner

Aircraft

42-30222

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Lone Wolf
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

West Newbury, Massachusetts, USA

Other

Evaded

Germany 6 September 1943

Enlisted

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3129 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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