Individual Personnel Data
| Name |
Swartzendruber, Carroll Duane ‡
|
| Rank |
Sergeant |
| Serial Number |
37663908 ‡ |
| Unit Assignments |
Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #80 dated 29 April 1944, effective 29 April 1944. |
| Duty |
Ball Turret Gunner |
| MOS | 612 - Airplane Armorer / Gunner |
| Last Duty Date |
13 May 1944 |
| Results |
Killed In Action
Final Resting Place or Memorial: Ardennes American Cemetery, Neupré, Belgium: Plot A Row 29 Grave 3 |
| Additional Information | |
| Related Documents |
Missing Air Crew Report # 4814⇓ (50.910 MB) |
| Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
| CREWMEMBER |
POSITION |
RESULTS |
| 2nd Lt. Halasz, John Julius⇗ | Pilot | CT |
| 2nd Lt. Teehan, John Francis, "Whiskey Jack"⇗ | Co-pilot | CT |
| 2nd Lt. Mayo, Roy Oscar, Jr⇗ | Navigator | TR |
| 2nd Lt. Schmitzer, William James⇗ | Bombardier | CT |
| S/SGT. McGill, Thomas Francis, Jr⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | CT |
| S/SGT. Berg, Clifford George⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | CT |
| SGT. Swartzendruber, Carroll Duane | Ball Turret Gunner | KIA |
| SGT. Monteith, Richard Taylor⇗ | Tail Gunner | CT |
| SGT. Pang, Sun Wah⇗ | Flexible Gunner | CT |
| SGT. Ormsby, Roger Stanley⇗ | Flexible Gunner | CT |
Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 2
Combat Missions.
| Number |
Date |
Target |
Position |
Aircraft |
Mission/Sortie Information |
|
106⇗ |
12 May 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Merseburg, Germany |
Ball Turret |
42‑102459⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
107⇗ |
13 May 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Assembly Components Factory.
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Poznań, Poland |
Ball Turret |
42‑102548⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Failed To Return
While formation was under attack from enemy aircraft, plane left formation, dove directly down and disappeared through undercast; crashed near Zarnekla (7.5 miles S of Grimmen) Germany. MACR 4814
Sortie Report⇗ |
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