Gunnar T Swanson Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOURHit by flak and broke up in mid-air and crashed N of Diepholz, GR on a mission to Berlin on 6 Mar 1944 in B-17G 42-97527. Killed in Action (KIA).
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 327th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 6 March 1942 | |
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Born |
Manhasset, New York, USA | ||
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Buried |
Long Island National Cemetery, Farmingdale, New YorkLong Island, New York, USA |
Revisions
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
Changes
Sources
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- MACR 2996;
- Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces
ContributorAAM
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Sources
MACR 2996 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database