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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- Date: 16 September 1943
- Date: 15 September 1943
- Date: 9 September 1943
- Date: 7 September 1943
- Official Description:
![A B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Kicking Horse" of the 303rd Bomb Group takes off with a feathered engine. Handwritten caption on reverse: ''Kicking Horse' of 303BG. Received 7/7/1944.' On reverse: Daily Graphic [Stamp, ref. no. M4226L].](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-407628.jpg.webp?itok=SpfDIv0I)
- Date: 6 September 1943
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| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Trenton, New Jersey, USA | 15 October 1918 | |
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Enlisted |
Camden, NJ | 16 September 1942 | |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Vorsundern, Germany | 10 October 1943 | |
| Trenton, NJ | 1524 Princeton Avenue | ||
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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 |
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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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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