Vernon George Swann
MilitaryRear ( L-R) : 2nd Lt Floyd K Godshalk (B), 2nd Lt Robert A. Carr (CP), 2nd Lt Clayton L. Schlemm (P), 2nd Lt Joe J. Kairis (N)
Centre (L-R) : Sgt Raymond T. Schaberg (WG), S/Sgt Sharon H. Wasson (TTG), Sgt Floyd J Johnson (TG), S/Sgt Vernon G Swann (RO)
Front (L- ) R: S/Sgt Morris Herscovitz (BTG), S/Sgt David McMillan (WG)
Assigned to 838BS, 487BG, 8AF USAAF. B-24 42-52652 'Bashful Marion'. ETD
Awards: AM, 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: 487th Bomb Group 838th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13068541 / O-?
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Bashful Marion
- Unit: 487th Bomb Group 838th Bomb Squadron 839th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Lavenham/Alpheton Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Perkiomenville, PA | 1 June 1920 | Son of Sidney H and Lottie L. [Penny] Swann. |
Enlisted |
Allentown, PA | 10 April 1942 | |
Other Discharged USAAF |
24 June 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
Enlisted |
8 August 1946 | Re-enlisted USAF. | |
Other Discharged USAF |
3 November 1966 | Honourable discharge. | |
Died |
2 October 1979 | ||
Buried |
Holy Cross Cemetery East Greenville, Montgomery County, PA | 5 October 1979 | Holy Cross Cemetery East Greenville, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania |
Revisions
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit History / http://www.487thbg.org/Photos/SchlemmCrew.shtml