John D McSweeney Jr
Military
466th BG - 784th BS - 8th AF
This group had previously flown nine missions with the 458th BG, and approximately 18 missions with the 93rd BG. They flew four missions with the 466th BG
Standing far left: Burton M. Bush (P)
Middle row 2nd from left:
Crew Roster (Not in order in the photo): Burton M. Bush (P), Millard P. Schaaf (CP), John McSweeney (N), Robert E. Clark (B), Beecher Bell (RO), John D. Dye (NTG), Benjamin T. Clements (FE), John P. Sixkiller (TTG), Chester Sinicki (BTG), Austin L. Seals (TG)
Schaaf, McSweeney, Clark and Sinicki had all be replaced before transferring to the 466th BG. 458th Bomb Group collection
Object Number - UPL 42511 - Crew #455 - Burton M. Bush Crew 466th BG - 784th BS - 8th AF This group had previously flown nine missions with the 458th BG, and approximately 18...
Shot down by flak and crashed near Bruyeres on 6/23/44 in B-24 #42-50338, Evaded (EVD).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 578th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Chester, Pennsylvania | 25 July 1920 | |
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Other 458th BG Combat Tour |
RAF Horsham St. Faith | 6 March 1944 - 11 April 1944 | 2Lt John D. McSweeney, navigator, was transferred to the 392nd Bombardment Group (H) at Wendling on April 16, 1944. He was shot down on June 23, 1944 on a mission to Leon, France. He and several of his crew evaded capture and made it back to England in early September. His replacement on the crew (if any) is not mentioned in the squadron records. |
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Other 392nd BG Combat Tour |
RAF Wendling | 16 April 1944 - 23 June 1944 | |
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Other Shot Down/Evaded |
Bruyeres, France | 23 June 1944 | |
| Cloverlane, Delaware, PA |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources
Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Contributor466thHistorian
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ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 6985
