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Sword, Walter Howard

Individual Personnel Data
Name Sword, Walter Howard   
Rank Sergeant
Serial Number 33205619   
Unit Assignments Assigned to the 547th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #53 dated 20 July 1943, effective 20 July 1943.
Duty Flexible Gunner
Last Duty Date 16 September 1943
Results Killed In Action
Final Resting Place or Memorial: Arlington National Cemetery, Fort Myer, Virginia: Section 34, Grave 2389
Additional Information
  • Date of Birth: 20 September 1921
Related Documents Missing Air Crew Report # 722 (20.367 MB)




Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 5 Combat Missions.
Number Date Target Position Aircraft Mission/Sortie Information
18 27 August 1943 Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Watten, France
Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑5852 Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report
19 31 August 1943 Target: Fighter Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Romilly-sur-Seine, France
Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑29768 Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report
20 3 September 1943 Target: Air Park and Aerodrome
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Romilly-sur-Seine, France
Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑29768 Aborted Mission After Taking Off
Sortie Report
21 6 September 1943 Type: Industry
Location: Stuttgart, Germany
Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑5849 Aborted Mission After Taking Off
Returned to station early after failure to draw more than 20 inches manifold pressure at 17,000 feet altitude.
Sortie Report
22 7 September 1943 Target: Bruxelles-Evere Airfield/Repair Depot
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Brussels / Bruxelles, Belgium
Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑3441 Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report
23 9 September 1943 Target: Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Lille-Vendeville, France
Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑29768 Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report
24 16 September 1943 Target: Blockade Runner Ship (in Loire River)
Type: Transportation
Location: Nantes, France
Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑5849 Combat Mission Credit
Failed To Return
Shot down by enemy aircraft; crashed near Rennes, France; MACR 722.
Sortie Report

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