Stanley Sweitzer

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-35302.jpeg UPL 35302 "Lt. R.M. Nichols and crew of the 324th Bomb Sq., 91st Bomb Group, 8th Air Force, beside the Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Just Plain Lonesome'. England, 4 April 1944."

Standing L-R: S/Sgt Fred R Honey, T/Sgt Gerard J Bradley, Sgt Enrique Tafolla Perez, S/Sgt Joseph Morrison, Sgt Clemmet D Hester, S/Sgt Edward J Cook.
Kneeling L-R: Lt Richard M Carlson, Lt Ronald J Nichols, 1Lt Stanley Sweitzer, 2Lt Frederic T Neel Jr.

Object Number - UPL 35302 - "Lt. R.M. Nichols and crew of the 324th Bomb Sq., 91st Bomb Group, 8th Air Force, beside the Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Just Plain Lonesome'....

Killed in Action (KIA) at Berlin in B-17 42-97632



Awards: AM (OLC), PH.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron 369th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32001986 / O-793124
  • Highest Rank: Colonel
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron 532nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 20655916 / O-665699
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Louisville, Kentucky, USA 24 July 1921

Enlisted

Bowman Field Regional Airport (SDF), 600 Terminal Dr, Louisville, KY 40209, USA 4 April 1942 Bowman Field Louisville, KY.

Died

Berlin, Germany 3 February 1945 Killed in Action (KIA) at Berlin in B-17 42-97632

Buried

2926 Preston Hwy, Louisville, KY 40217, USA Adath Jeshurun Cemetery Louisville Jefferson County, KY

Based

Bassingbourn 3 February 1945 Assigned to 324BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF.

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 12232 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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