Bernie A Swift
MilitaryAssociations made using information in the photo's caption.
Shot down 14 October 1943 in B-17 #42-30779. POW at Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11. He flew on Immanuel Klette crew then on Willard Lockyear crew. He flew missions from June 1943 to 14 October 1943.
POW, AM OLC,
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
14 October 1943 |
Revisions
Added " / " in the "Role/job" field as a Separator to aid readability.
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
306th BG Association Directory, 1 September 1999 Edition; MACR 815, First Over Germany pg 168, Combat Crews pg. 59 & 63, NARA, 306th BGA Collection, Russell Strong Index Cards, / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 815 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / http://www.306bg.org/crewphotos/Crew%20Pictures%20Adam-Rector/Crew%20Pi…