Walter Joseph Swiniuchowski
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down 10 October 1943 in B-17 #42-3328 'Miss Fortune', Killed in Action (KIA).
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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: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-794590
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The Douche Bag, The Dull Tool
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Blood, Guts & Rust II
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Miss Fortune
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Rusty Lode, Buckshot Blues, Buckshot Annie
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron 570th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 10 October 1943
- Date: 4 October 1943
- Date: 2 October 1943
- Date: 27 September 1943
- Date: 26 September 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Parham
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Trenton, New Jersey, USA | 15 October 1918 | |
Enlisted |
Camden, NJ | 16 September 1942 | |
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Vorsundern, Germany | 10 October 1943 | |
Trenton, NJ | 1524 Princeton Avenue | ||
Buried |
Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial | Plot D Row 9 Grave 16 Ardennes American Cemetery Ardennes American Cemetery 164, route du Condroz B-4121 Neupré Belgium |
Revisions
Contributor466thHistorian
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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
ContributorAAM
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 861 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database