Donald J Sweitzer

Military
media-36278.jpeg UPL 36278 SGT Donald J. Sweitzer
Ball Turret Gunner
Crew #541 - Ernest Keyes Crew
Shot Down and captured 9 August 1944

Object Number - UPL 36278 - SGT Donald J. Sweitzer 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

Three little girls hold up a balloon celebrating the 100th mission of the 466th Bomb Group in front of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-95592) nicknamed "Black Cat". Handwritten caption on reverse: 'On our 100 Mission party Day- 18 Aug 1944, Attlebridge, 466th- wouldn't it be something if we could identify these girls? How could I do it?'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • 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

The nose art of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 41-29374) nicknamed "Hot Box" of the 466th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'B-24H-15-CF, 41-29374, 466 BG.'
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Hot Box
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron

Places

Aerial photograph of Attlebridge airfield, looking north, the fuel store and a T2 hangar are in the upper centre, 31 January 1946. Photograph taken by No. 90 Squadron, sortie number RAF/3G/TUD/UK/51. English Heritage (RAF Photography).
  • 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

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Contributor466thHistorian
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Sources

466th BG Historian

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ContributorAAM
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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

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