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SWALDI, Edward P - Date of
birth
24 November 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Mount Carmel, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Mount Carmel, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33511596 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
Engineer/Top Turret Gunner -
Unit
773rd Bombardment Squadron,
463rd Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
24 March 1945 - Place of
death
Near town of Jössen, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 40 | 13 |
Immediate family
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Members
Frank Swaldi (father)
Gabriela Swaldi (mother)
More information
Sgt Edward P. Swaldi graduated from Mount Carmel Township High School before he enlisted in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on 22 June 1943.S/Sgt Milford S. Atha:
"One ME-262 made a fly through attack on our element Baker. I was flying tail gunner in number 4 position. Ship 761 was flying off our right wing. I was firing at the fighter and as he broke away from the attack, I saw ship 761’s horizontal stabilizer disappeared about half way between the rudder and wing tip. The ship started a half roll to the right and that is the last I saw of it, as I was looking for more fighters."
2nd Lt Horace E. Brown:
"In Top Turret Station supposed to have been hit directly by rocket from attacking fighter."
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census, www.fold3.com, www.findagrave.com, http://aircrewremembered.com/USAAFCombatOperations/Mar.45.html
Photo source: Mount Carmel Item 11 April 1946