Name | Swineford, Homer Howard ‡ |
Rank | Technical Sergeant |
Serial Number | 33273968 ‡ |
Unit Assignments |
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Duty | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner |
MOS | 748 - Army Airplane Mechanic / Gunner, Flight Engineer |
Last Duty Date | 28 March 1944 |
Results | Completed Combat Tour |
Additional Information |
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CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
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2nd Lt. Thompson, Siguard (NMI)⇗ | Pilot | CT |
2nd Lt. Ross, Burton Raymond⇗ | Co-pilot | KIA |
2nd Lt. Nilo, Anthony (NMI)⇗ | Navigator | CT |
2nd Lt. Parmer, Warren Edward⇗ | Bombardier | CT |
S/SGT. Purdy, Joseph Francis⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | CT |
T/SGT. Swineford, Homer Howard | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | CT |
S/SGT. Olson, Harry Howard⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | CT |
S/SGT. Dziura, Edward (NMI)⇗ | Tail Gunner | CT |
S/SGT. Carter, Glen Albert⇗ | Flexible Gunner | CT |
S/SGT. Stammel, Edward Raymond⇗ | Flexible Gunner | CT |
Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
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16⇗ | 16 August 1943 |
Target: Le Bourget Airport & Air Depot Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Paris, France |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑3459⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
18⇗ | 27 August 1943 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Watten, France |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑5404⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
19⇗ | 31 August 1943 |
Target: Fighter Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Romilly-sur-Seine, France |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑29554⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
20⇗ | 3 September 1943 |
Target: Air Park and Aerodrome Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Romilly-sur-Seine, France |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑5444⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
21⇗ | 6 September 1943 |
Type: Industry Location: Stuttgart, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑5444⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Deanland, East Sussex, due to low fuel. Sortie Report⇗ |
22⇗ | 7 September 1943 |
Target: Bruxelles-Evere Airfield/Repair Depot Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Brussels / Bruxelles, Belgium |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑5404⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
23⇗ | 9 September 1943 |
Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Lille-Vendeville, France |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑5404⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron Deputy Sortie Report⇗ |
24⇗ | 16 September 1943 |
Target: Blockade Runner Ship (in Loire River) Type: Transportation Location: Nantes, France |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑5404⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back; unable to locate formation after passing through cloud layer. Sortie Report⇗ |
25⇗ | 23 September 1943 |
Target: Submarine Repair Ship Type: Submarine Facility Location: Nantes, France |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑5404⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Landed away at RAF Wing, Buckinghamshire. Sortie Report⇗ |
26⇗ | 27 September 1943 |
Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Emden, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑5404⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
27⇗ | 2 October 1943 |
Target: Port Facilities Type: Transportation Location: Emden, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑5086⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron Lead. Col. E Blair Garland, Hq 8th Air Force, flew on this aircraft to 'Test Blind Bombing Equipment.' Sortie Report⇗ |
29⇗ | 8 October 1943 |
Target: Workshops Type: Submarine Facility Location: Bremen, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑5404⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
33⇗ | 20 October 1943 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Düren, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑5404⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
--⇗ | 30 October 1943 |
Target: Marshaling Yard Type: Transportation Location: Geilenkirchen, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑5404⇗ | Sortie Report⇗ |
34⇗ | 3 November 1943 |
Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Wilhelmshafen, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑3218⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
37⇗ | 26 November 1943 |
Target: City Center Type: Non-Military Location: Bremen, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 41‑24557⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
39⇗ | 1 December 1943 |
Target: Non-Ferrous Metals Plant Type: Industry Location: Solingen, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑37792⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead; landed away at Woodbridge. Sortie Report⇗ |
40⇗ | 5 December 1943 |
Target: Fighter Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Saint-Jean-d'Angély, France |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑5404⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
41⇗ | 11 December 1943 |
Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Emden, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑3429⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Group lead. Aborted when #2 supercharger ran away. Sortie Report⇗ |
42⇗ | 13 December 1943 |
Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Bremen, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑5444⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low group, high Squadron lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
46⇗ | 24 December 1943 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Croisette, France |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑5444⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Maj. Ketelsen Flight Leader Sortie Report⇗ |
50⇗ | 5 January 1944 |
Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Kiel, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑5444⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Wing lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
60⇗ | 6 February 1944 |
Target: Nancy/Essey Aerodrome Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Nancy, France |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑37974⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead, lead group. Sortie Report⇗ |
61⇗ | 8 February 1944 |
Target: Piston Ring Factory Type: Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑38014⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron, Group Lead. Landed away at RAF Hornchurch, Essex, on return due to low fuel. Sortie Report⇗ |
63⇗ | 20 February 1944 |
Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Leipzig & Bernburg, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑38112⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41A Group, Low Squadron Lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
69⇗ | 2 March 1944 |
Target: Alfred Teves Main Works: Aircraft Parts Plant and Machine Shop Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑38112⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low group, low Squadron lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
71⇗ | 4 March 1944 |
Type: Military Location: Berlin, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑38112⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Group deputy. Turned back at 1048 hrs over enemy territory because #1, #2, and #3 engines were smoking very badly after pulling excessive manifold pressure for 30 minutes; aircraft was vibrating very badly. Sortie Report⇗ |
72⇗ | 6 March 1944 |
Target: Erkner Ball-Bearing Factory Type: Bearings Industry Location: Berlin, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑38112⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Low Squadron lead, high group, 40th Composite Combat Bomb Wing. Returned to base after group leader abandoned attempt to join assigned combat wing. Sortie Report⇗ |
77⇗ | 19 March 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-2 Storage and Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Wizernes, France |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑97477⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
79⇗ | 22 March 1944 |
Target: Heinkel Aircraft Assembly Plant at Annahof Airfield Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oranienburg, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑38112⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead, low group. Sortie Report⇗ |