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SZWAK, Raymond A - Date of
birth
26 September 1926 -
Age
18 -
Place of birth
Camden, Camden County, New Jersey -
Hometown
Camden, Camden County, New Jersey -
Ethnicity
White
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
12211885 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
513th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
17th Airborne Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
24 March 1945 - Place of
death
Hamminkeln, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 19 | 4 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Stephen P. Szwak (brother)
Eleanore Szwak (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
unknown -
Data
unknown
More information
Pfc Szwak was a smith before he joined the U.S. Army Reserve in Camden, New Jersey on 3 June 1943.The airplane carried members of C Company of the 513th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 17th Airborne Division.
He was a passenger in a C-46D with serial number #44-77595, which was shot down by anti-aircraft fire on the aproach to the dropzone and exploded when hitting the ground.
The entire crew of four men was killed and of the 34 passengers, only 10 survived.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.nara.com, www.fold3.com
Photo source: Tom Verheijden