308th BG, 425th B Sq
MIA 25 January 1944
He was the son of Reverend Charles Swanson and Marie Krantz Swanson. His siblings were Linwood Berthle Swanson, Virginia Swanson Bliss, Carl, John 'Evert', and Helen Swanson Miner. He has a cenotaph in his family cemetery here Captain William Alvin Swanson.
This plane, B-24J #42-73308, and its crew were assigned to the 308th Bombardment Group, 425th Bombardment Squadron. It was nicknamed ‘Hot As Hell' with a seated woman on the right side of the nose. This B-24 flew more than 14 combat missions and claimed four fighters. The aircraft took off from Kunming Airfield in China 25 January 1944 on a routine flight to Chabua Airfield in India. The wreckage was located on December 7, 2006 by Clayton Kuhles of miarecoveries.org in Damrah, Arunchal Pradesh State, India.
The crew members were~
Pilot 1st Lt William A Swanson, ASN O-728935 (MIA / KIA) from Proctor, VT
Co-Pilot F/O Sheldon Leroy Chambers, ASN T-000291 (MIA / KIA) from Altoona, PA
Navigator 1st Lt Irwin 'Zipper' Zaetz, ASN O-791661 (MIA / KIA) from Burlington, VT
Bombardier 1st Lt Robert E Oxford, ASN O-663308 (MIA / KIA) from Concord, GA
Engineer SSgt Charles D 'Buck' Ginn, ASN 15084114 (MIA / KIA) from Crete, IL
Radio SSgt Harry B Queen, ASN 11021096 (MIA / KIA) from Onset, MA
Gunner Sgt James A Hinson, ASN 14188472 (MIA / KIA) from Greensboro, NC
Gunner Sgt Alfred H Gerrans, Jr, ASN 34315848 (MIA / KIA) from Kinston, NC
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Thanks to fag contributor Jen Snoots for details on Captain Swanson's vital statistics.
MIA 25 January 1944
He was the son of Reverend Charles Swanson and Marie Krantz Swanson. His siblings were Linwood Berthle Swanson, Virginia Swanson Bliss, Carl, John 'Evert', and Helen Swanson Miner. He has a cenotaph in his family cemetery here Captain William Alvin Swanson.
This plane, B-24J #42-73308, and its crew were assigned to the 308th Bombardment Group, 425th Bombardment Squadron. It was nicknamed ‘Hot As Hell' with a seated woman on the right side of the nose. This B-24 flew more than 14 combat missions and claimed four fighters. The aircraft took off from Kunming Airfield in China 25 January 1944 on a routine flight to Chabua Airfield in India. The wreckage was located on December 7, 2006 by Clayton Kuhles of miarecoveries.org in Damrah, Arunchal Pradesh State, India.
The crew members were~
Pilot 1st Lt William A Swanson, ASN O-728935 (MIA / KIA) from Proctor, VT
Co-Pilot F/O Sheldon Leroy Chambers, ASN T-000291 (MIA / KIA) from Altoona, PA
Navigator 1st Lt Irwin 'Zipper' Zaetz, ASN O-791661 (MIA / KIA) from Burlington, VT
Bombardier 1st Lt Robert E Oxford, ASN O-663308 (MIA / KIA) from Concord, GA
Engineer SSgt Charles D 'Buck' Ginn, ASN 15084114 (MIA / KIA) from Crete, IL
Radio SSgt Harry B Queen, ASN 11021096 (MIA / KIA) from Onset, MA
Gunner Sgt James A Hinson, ASN 14188472 (MIA / KIA) from Greensboro, NC
Gunner Sgt Alfred H Gerrans, Jr, ASN 34315848 (MIA / KIA) from Kinston, NC
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Thanks to fag contributor Jen Snoots for details on Captain Swanson's vital statistics.
308th BG, 425th B Sq
MIA 25 January 1944
He was the son of Reverend Charles Swanson and Marie Krantz Swanson. His siblings were Linwood Berthle Swanson, Virginia Swanson Bliss, Carl, John 'Evert', and Helen Swanson Miner. He has a cenotaph in his family cemetery here Captain William Alvin Swanson.
This plane, B-24J #42-73308, and its crew were assigned to the 308th Bombardment Group, 425th Bombardment Squadron. It was nicknamed ‘Hot As Hell' with a seated woman on the right side of the nose. This B-24 flew more than 14 combat missions and claimed four fighters. The aircraft took off from Kunming Airfield in China 25 January 1944 on a routine flight to Chabua Airfield in India. The wreckage was located on December 7, 2006 by Clayton Kuhles of miarecoveries.org in Damrah, Arunchal Pradesh State, India.
The crew members were~
Pilot 1st Lt William A Swanson, ASN O-728935 (MIA / KIA) from Proctor, VT
Co-Pilot F/O Sheldon Leroy Chambers, ASN T-000291 (MIA / KIA) from Altoona, PA
Navigator 1st Lt Irwin 'Zipper' Zaetz, ASN O-791661 (MIA / KIA) from Burlington, VT
Bombardier 1st Lt Robert E Oxford, ASN O-663308 (MIA / KIA) from Concord, GA
Engineer SSgt Charles D 'Buck' Ginn, ASN 15084114 (MIA / KIA) from Crete, IL
Radio SSgt Harry B Queen, ASN 11021096 (MIA / KIA) from Onset, MA
Gunner Sgt James A Hinson, ASN 14188472 (MIA / KIA) from Greensboro, NC
Gunner Sgt Alfred H Gerrans, Jr, ASN 34315848 (MIA / KIA) from Kinston, NC
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Thanks to fag contributor Jen Snoots for details on Captain Swanson's vital statistics.
MIA 25 January 1944
He was the son of Reverend Charles Swanson and Marie Krantz Swanson. His siblings were Linwood Berthle Swanson, Virginia Swanson Bliss, Carl, John 'Evert', and Helen Swanson Miner. He has a cenotaph in his family cemetery here Captain William Alvin Swanson.
This plane, B-24J #42-73308, and its crew were assigned to the 308th Bombardment Group, 425th Bombardment Squadron. It was nicknamed ‘Hot As Hell' with a seated woman on the right side of the nose. This B-24 flew more than 14 combat missions and claimed four fighters. The aircraft took off from Kunming Airfield in China 25 January 1944 on a routine flight to Chabua Airfield in India. The wreckage was located on December 7, 2006 by Clayton Kuhles of miarecoveries.org in Damrah, Arunchal Pradesh State, India.
The crew members were~
Pilot 1st Lt William A Swanson, ASN O-728935 (MIA / KIA) from Proctor, VT
Co-Pilot F/O Sheldon Leroy Chambers, ASN T-000291 (MIA / KIA) from Altoona, PA
Navigator 1st Lt Irwin 'Zipper' Zaetz, ASN O-791661 (MIA / KIA) from Burlington, VT
Bombardier 1st Lt Robert E Oxford, ASN O-663308 (MIA / KIA) from Concord, GA
Engineer SSgt Charles D 'Buck' Ginn, ASN 15084114 (MIA / KIA) from Crete, IL
Radio SSgt Harry B Queen, ASN 11021096 (MIA / KIA) from Onset, MA
Gunner Sgt James A Hinson, ASN 14188472 (MIA / KIA) from Greensboro, NC
Gunner Sgt Alfred H Gerrans, Jr, ASN 34315848 (MIA / KIA) from Kinston, NC
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Thanks to fag contributor Jen Snoots for details on Captain Swanson's vital statistics.
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Entered the service from Vermont.
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