Eugene Vincent Sweeney Jr

Military

Assigned to 349BS, 100BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Abbeville in B-17 42-107095 'Little Bit' 5-Jun-44; mid air collision destroyed nose of A/C, baled out Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 5384.



Awards: PH, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Three airmen of the 100th Bomb Group, Lieutenant Kenneth Menzie, Lieutenant Donald Strout and Lieutenant Norman Scott, plan the route they will take during the next mission in their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30380). Image stamped on reverse: 'Reviewed and passed U.S. Army 23 Aug 1943 Press Censor E.T.O. U.S.A.' [stamp]'. Passed for publication 23 August 1943 INTLD 16 General Section Press Censorship Bureau '[stamp], 'Associated Press' [stamp] and '280035.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reve
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18071324 / O-746498
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Little bit
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron

Missions

  • Date: 5 June 1944
  • Official Description:

Places

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Yonkers, New York 14 January 1924 Son of Eugene Vincent Sr and Angela [Murphy] Sweeney.

Enlisted

New York City, NY 28 November 1942 New York City, New York

Other

Baled out POW

Vicinity of Hardelot, France 5 June 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) Abbeville in B-17 42-107095 'Little Bit' 5-Jun-44; mid air collision destroyed nose of A/C, baled out POW MACR 5384

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Tychowo, Poland 5 June 1944 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV.

Died

1 June 1976

Buried

Saint Joseph Cemetery Yonkers, Westchester County, NY 5 June 1976 Saint Joseph Cemetery Yonkers, Westchester County, New York

Based

Thorpe Abbotts 5 June 1944 Assigned to 349BS, 100BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

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Removed # from A/C serial No. to aid clarity and consistency.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/125791591/eugene-v_-sweeney

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added punctuation to the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5384