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Capt. Roy T. Swangren |
Born: 16 August 1920 Parents: Thure J. Swangren & Marie Ziehnert-Swangren Siblings: 1 sister, 1 brother Home: - 614 South Sixth Avenue - Maywood, Illinois Education: - Emerson School - Proviso Township High School - Class of 1938 Occupation: mechanic - S. & S. Machine Works Enlisted: - 25 March 1942 - U.S. Army Air Corps - entered service as an enlisted man - attended Officer Candidate School Serial Number: O&676167 Training: - Kelly Army Airfield - navigator Unit: 579th Bomb Squadron, 392nd Bombardment Group (Heavy), 8th Air Force Plane: B-24 Stationed: Wendling Station #118 - Norfolk, England - arrived August 1943 Missions: - 9 September 1943 - first mission - flew 34 missions over these countries: - France - Belgium - Holland - Germany - Last Mission: Schwabisch Hall - jet airfield - 24 February 1944 - mission over Gotha, Germany - 392nd Bombardment Group was awarded Presidential Unit Citation Killed in Action: - 22 March 1945 - on return from a successful mission - flare gun came loose, fell to floor, discharged and set off a box of pyrotechnic flares located behind pilot's seat - fire and smoke blinded the pilots causing plane to go into a steep dive - all the crew except Major Barnes, Capt. Grettum, and Capt. Swangren bailed out - their bodies were found in wreckage Buried: - Cambridge American Cemetery, Cambridge, England - Plot: F Row: 1 Grave: 25 Medals: - Purple Heart - Good Conduct - Air Campaign - European-African Middle East Campaign - Distinguished Flying Cross with three Oak Leaf Clusters - Air Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters - Presidential Unit Citation - Bronze Star - Silver Star |
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