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SWEET, Bernard - Date of
birth
25 October 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
New York -
Hometown
Rushford, Allegany County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-811975 -
Rank
Captain -
Function
Pilot -
Unit
514th Fighter Squadron,
406th Fighter Group
-
Awards
Distinguished Flying Cross,
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
25 March 1945 - Place of
death
Asch, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 15 | 18 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Laurence A. Sweet (brother)
Madeline Sweet (sister)
Joseph Jones (uncle)
Blanche Jones (aunt)
Frances Westfall (fiance)
Plane data
- Serial
number
44-20717 -
Data
Type: P-47D
More information
Capt Sweet was killed in a landing accident.
Source of information: André Koch, Terry Hirsch, M.P. Ivens-Schmeits, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1920 Census / 1930 Census / Headstone and Interment Record, WWII Victories of the Army Air Force By Arthur Wyllie, From the book, "514th Fighter Squadron, The Raider Squadron" - Narrations by Theodore E. Wegerski.
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, M.P. Ivens-Schmeits, Arie-Jan van Hees, Mr. Andrew Boehly Pima Air & Space Museum