Donald J Sweitzer
Military
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UPL 36278
SGT Donald J. Sweitzer
Ball Turret Gunner
Crew #541 - Ernest Keyes Crew
Shot Down and captured 9 August 1944
Ball Turret Gunner
Crew #541 - Ernest Keyes Crew
Shot Down and captured 9 August 1944
Prisoner of War (POW) Crashed near Rotterdam on 8/9/44 in B-24 Hot Box #4129374
POW
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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: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-818882
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Hot Box
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Canton, Ohio | 23 September 1921 | |
Enlisted |
Columbus, Ohio | 16 December 1942 | |
Other POW |
Bad Sulza, Germany | 10 August 1944 | Stalag 9C |
Died |
Tampa, Florida | 10 October 2001 | |
Buried |
Bushnell, Florida | 14 October 2001 | Florida National Cemetery Bushnell, Florida, USA |
Other Crashed/Captured |
Rozenburg, The Netherlands | 9 August 1944 |
Revisions
Contributor466thHistorian
Changes
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7380 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database