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SWEDO, Edmund Edwin - Date of
birth
19 January 1924 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois -
Hometown
Cook County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
16147541 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Assistant Engineer/Right Waist Gunner -
Unit
339th Bombardment Squadron,
96th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
29 November 1943 - Place of
death
Syke, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 14 | 5 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Andrew Swedo (father)
Barbara (Piecuch) Swedo (mother)
Eugene R. Swedo (brother)
Leonard Swedo (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-30359 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Destination: Bremen, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the port
MACR: 1392
More information
S/Sgt Edmund E. Swedo worked in a metal factory.He volunteered for the Air Corps of the Army of the United States in Chicago, Illinois on 23 November 1942.
The aircraft was shot down by enemy fighter planes. Two crew members survived and were taken prisoner. Eight men were killed. They were initially buried at the cemetery of Vechta, Germany.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.ancestry.com - Enlistment Record / U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, WWII Draft Card, 1940 US Census
Photo source: Jac Engels, Michel Beckers/Bill Thoftne, www.armyairforces.com - bxdoc, www.findagrave.com