Clarence R Swaile

Military

Shot down by fighters and ground fire on mission to Frankfurt on 29 Jan 1944 in B-24H #41-29157. Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft I.



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.

44th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
A B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-95260) nicknamed "Lili Marlene" of the 66th Bomb Squadron, 44th Bomb Group flies in formation with two comrades. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'B-24 H & B-24 J OF 44th B.G. 66th Sqdn'

66th Bomb Squadron

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

Aircraft

41-29157

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 66th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Wilkensburg, Pennsylvania, USA

Buried

Pittsburgh

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

France 29 January 1944

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Sources

Bill Swaile, MACR 2356, 8th AF Losses / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2356 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database