Memorial

More information

1st Lt Morris F. Swavel attended college and was a clerk before he volunteered for the Air Corps of the Army of the Unites States at Patterson Field, Fairfield, Ohio, on 13 April 1942.

He was awarded his wings and commission at Altus Army Airfield, Oklahoma in April 1943 and was sent overseas in January 1944. He was promoted to first lieutenant in England in the spring of 1944, about a month before he was reported missing.

At about 1649 hours near Brussels, the plane was hit by flak on the return and fell out of formation and was last seen leaving the enemy coast near Ostend at about 10,000 feet. No parachutes were reported.

The entire crew of 10 was killed.

The body of Theodore R. Lipchitz washed ashore at Oost-Duinkerke, Belgium and was initially buried at the cemetery of this village. He is now buried in New Haven, Connecticut. The body of Wilmer R. Goldinger washed ashore at an unknown location and was initially buried at the Temporary U.S. Military Cemetery of St. André as Unknown X-809. After identification, he was given his final resting place at Normandy Cemetery. Robert Gibbs was interred at the English Memorial Cemetery at Coxyde, Belgium and evacuated to Ardennes Cemetery as Unknown X-5581, where he was permanently interred after identification. The remains of the rest of the crew were never recovered.

Documents

• 
  642 KB