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Personal info

Full name
SWARTZ, Albert
Date of birth
14 January 1917
Age
26
Place of birth
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Hometown
Akron, Summit County, Ohio
Religion
Jewish

Military service

Service number
35276626
Rank
Technical Sergeant
Function
Radio Operator
Unit
423rd Bombardment Squadron,
306th Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
25 June 1943
Place of death
Bourtange, the Netherlands

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
C 6 24

Immediate family

Members
Samuel Swartz (father)
Anna (Plotkin) Swartz (mother)
Mildred Swartz (sister)
Mary (Schiller) Swartz (wife)
Eric Swartz (son)

Plane data

Serial number
42-5180
Data
Type: B-17F
Nickname: DFC
Destination: Bremen, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the port area
MACR: None

More information

T/Sgt Albert Swartz graduated from West high School and attended Akron University.

He enlisted at Fort Hayes, Ohio on 20 February 1942.

The airplane was shot down by Hans-George Guthenke in Fw 190A-4.

Nine crew members survived and were taken prisoner, only T/Sgt Swartz was killed.

T/Sgt Swartz, seriously wounded by shrapnel, was unable to bail.

His son Eric Swart was born in November 1943. He gave him the nickname "Butch" before he was born.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census / Marriage Records Summit County Ohio, http://aviation-safety.net, http://franckruffino.chez.com, www.newspapers.com - The Akron Beacon Journal

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.newspapers.com - The Akron Beacon Journal