Gerald E F Swift

Military

He flew on Carroll Biggs crew. Reported to group on 05 Apr 1944. Shot down 24 April 1944 in B-17 4231768 'Miss Carriage. ' POW at Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15.



POW

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.

306th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

A B-17 Flying Fortress of the 306th Bomb Group, fitted with a chin turret. Marked "Not To Be Published" 25 Nov 1943. Printed caption on reverse: 'Flying Fortress's New Chin Turret. Associated Press Photo Shows:- The new chin turret - so-called because it is fitted under the "chin" of the aircraft - is the latest addition to the armour of the Flying Fortress. These pictures show different views of the turret and its two .50 calibre machine-guns. GLE 262629/30/1/2/3. 25-11-43-Y.' On reverse: Ministry of Inf

42-39776

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Tar Heel Peggy
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron 423rd Bomb Squadron

Places

Stalag XVII-B

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of war

24 April 1944

Died

15 February 1980

Born

Texas

Revisions

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Sources

Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- MACR 4285;
- Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4283, First Over Germany pg. 238, / http://www.306bg.org/crewphotos/Crew%20Pictures%20Adam-Rector/Crew%20Pi…