John Sylvester Phalen

Military
media-46164.jpeg UPL 46164 Morris F. Swavel Crew
390th BG - 568th BS - 8th AF
Standing Left to Right: Frank C. Bobrowicz (RO), William L. Walker (FE), Alec Gwazdosky (WG), Robert J. Gibbs (WG), James T. O'Brien (TG), Daniel J. Miller (BTG)
Kneeling Left to Right: Morris F. Swavel (P), Wilmer R. Goldfinger (CP), George Pietrucha (N), John Phelan (B)

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Object Number - UPL 46164 - Morris F. Swavel Crew 390th BG - 568th BS - 8th AF Standing Left to Right: Frank C. Bobrowicz (RO), William L. Walker (FE), Alec Gwazdosky (WG),...

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Units served with

The insignia of the 390th Bomb Group.

390th Bomb Group

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

People

Delmer D Everly

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron

Donald Frank Morris

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron

Morris Frederick Swavel

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-679137
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-102533

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron

42-31732

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Paper Doll II
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron

42-31744

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron

42-37906

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron

44-8798

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Mason City, IL 17 May 1920
Aurora, IL 1 July 1940 442 North Avenue

Enlisted

Chicago, IL 13 November 1941

Other

390th BG Combat Tour

Framlingham Airfield, UK 2 March 1944 - 7 April 1945

Died

Plainfield, IL 4 December 2006

Buried

Plainfield, IL 7 December 2006 Saint Mary Immaculate Cemetery Plainfield, Will County, Illinois, USA

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