Earle A Swanson

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
44-40205 - Crew UPL 42720 UPL 42720 A bomber crew of the 491st Bomb Group with their B-24 Liberator (serial number 44-40205) nicknamed "The Moose"

Earle A Swanson is in the first row, third from the left.
Robert Albert Keller is in the first row, second from right.


Photo was taken at Belem, Brazil.

According to Robert Albert Keller's diary: May 16, 1944
"At 3:00 AM we got up & ate. At 5:45 AM we were taxiing out to the runway to take off for Belem, Brazil. After 5 hours of flying we crossed the equator & the Amazon River. We got to Belem about noon. When we landed the co-pilot took some pictures of the crew. The food here was poor & the whole field was rather dirty."

Robert Albert Keller Diary

Object Number - UPL 42720 - A bomber crew of the 491st Bomb Group with their B-24 Liberator (serial number 44-40205) nicknamed "The Moose" Earle A Swanson is in the first...

Shot down 5 June 1944 in B-24 #44-40243. Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

A Pathfinder B-24 Liberator (V2-P+, serial number 42-51691) of the 491st Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '491 BG supplying troops at Arnhem, Sept 1944.'

491st Bomb Group

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

People

Robert W Hess

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 491st Bomb Group 853rd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Robert Albert Keller

Robert Albert Keller

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 491st Bomb Group 853rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12187407
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Edward J LaHaye

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 491st Bomb Group 853rd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Flight Officer
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Lester Miller

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 491st Bomb Group 853rd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Flight Officer
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Alfred D Moussette

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 491st Bomb Group 853rd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

44-40243

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Tender Foot
  • Unit: 491st Bomb Group 853rd Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

5 June 1944

Born

Chicago, Illinois

Buried

Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial Commemorated on the wall of the missing

Revisions

Date
ContributorEmily
Changes
Sources

Missing Air Crew Report

ABMC

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5633

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44-40205 - Crew

Object number: UPL 42720 - A bomber crew of the 491st Bomb Group with their B...