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SKWIAT, Frank Alfred - Date of
birth
13 January 1920 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Michigan City, La Porte County, Indiana -
Hometown
La Porte County, Indiana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35259498 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
Radio Operator -
Unit
335th Bombardment Squadron,
95th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
14 May 1943 - Place of
death
Near Kats, oud Noord Beverlandpolder, The Netherlands
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 14 | 5 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Valentine Skwiat (father)
Frances Skwiat (mother)
Walter Skwiat (brother)
Agnes Skwiat (sister)
Veronica Skwiat (sister)
Valentine Skwiat (sister)
Emily Skwiat (sister)
Edward Skwiat (brother)
Clements Skwiat (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-3115 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Destination: Antwerp, Belgium
MACR: 4908
More information
T/Sgt. Frank A. Skwiat was employed at A. O. Nelson Contractor.He enlisted on 19 February 1942 at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana.
The bomber was shot down above the Scheldemonding by a JG-26 from Otto Bach.
He is buried beside his brother, Pvt Edward J. Skwiat.
T/Sgt Skwiat is remembered at the Greenwood Cemetery in Michigan City, La Porte County, Indiana.
Source of information: Lee Johnson, Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census, www.newspapers.com - Linton Daily Citizen, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: Peter Schouteten