Serviceman
George H Swerer
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- Army serial number
- 0744426
- Rank
- 1st Lt (10 May 1944), 1LT (14 June 1944), 1LT (6 July 1944)
- Hometown
- DENVER CO; Denver CO
- Also written
- George Swerer
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 14, 214, 265
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Crews
- Lamar P. Bentley Crew · 840th
- Louis Theodore Seith Commanding Officer · 840th
- Ray H. Whitaker Crew · 840th
Missions placed on him
- mission 15, 10 May 1944 · Wiener Neustadt · Listed with the Louis Theodore Seith crew, which flew it per its history (p. 214); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
- mission 29, 6 June 1944 · Galati · Listed with the Ray H. Whitaker crew, which flew it per its history (p. 265); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
- mission 30, 11 June 1944 · Focsani · Listed with the Louis Theodore Seith crew, which flew it per its history (p. 214); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
- mission 32, 14 June 1944 · Budapest, Csepel · The Louis Theodore Seith crew's history names Budapest, Csepel: one of 4 missions there in its time (p. 214)
- mission 35, 23 June 1944 · Ploesti · The Ray H. Whitaker crew's history names Ploesti: one of 3 missions there in its time (p. 265)
- mission 39, 27 June 1944 · Budapest, Rákos · The Louis Theodore Seith crew's history names Budapest, Rákos: one of 4 missions there in its time (p. 214)
- mission 48, 9 July 1944 · Ploesti · The Ray H. Whitaker crew's history names Ploesti: one of 3 missions there in its time (p. 265)
- mission 49, 14 July 1944 · Budapest, Csepel · The Louis Theodore Seith crew's history names Budapest, Csepel: one of 4 missions there in its time (p. 214)
- mission 50, 15 July 1944 · Ploesti · The Ray H. Whitaker crew's history names Ploesti: one of 3 missions there in its time (p. 265)
- mission 51, 18 July 1944 · Memmingen · Listed with the Ray H. Whitaker crew, which flew it per its history (p. 265); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
- mission 57, 27 July 1944 · Budapest, Csepel · Listed with the Louis Theodore Seith crew, which flew it per its history (p. 214); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
- mission 59, 30 July 1944 · Budapest, Tököl · The Louis Theodore Seith crew's history names Budapest, Tököl: one of 4 missions there in its time (p. 214)
- mission 75, 23 August 1944 · Wiener Neustadt · Listed with the Louis Theodore Seith crew, which flew it per its history (p. 214); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
- mission 83, 1 September 1944 · Niš · Listed with the Lamar P. Bentley crew, which flew it per its history (p. 14); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
A report lists him aboard, or his crew's history in Heroes of the 483rd dates the mission; the book is cited by page and not reproduced. The rest of his squadron's missions in his window are not placed on him by any document.
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 June 1944 | Air Medal | 1048 | 1LT |
| 6 July 1944 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 1605 | 1LT |
| 6 July 1944 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 1611 | 1LT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
4 entries, first 25 February 1944, last 25 September 1944; grades seen: 1st Lt. The clerk's sentence is quoted as the machine read it from microfilm: "fr dy to DS" is from duty to detached service, "sk in hosp" sick in hospital, "asgd & jd" assigned and joined.
- 1944-02-25 840th: 2nd Lt F 1 Promoted fr 2nd Lt to 1st Lt. off 21 Feb 44, per Par 15, so 44, WD, Wash. DC, dtd 21 Feb 44.
- 1944-05-10 840th: IWA not hospitalized cause flak, 10 May 44.
- 1944-09-16 840th: 1st It
- 1944-09-25 840th: Capt SK.
National Archives pages: roll 463205991 p. 788, roll 474640174 p. 72, roll 570165454 p. 2635, roll 570165454 p. 2652
Death notice
Listed in the Association's TAPS column, newsletter 201703, page 2: 1/18/17, reported by William H Gibson.
Photographs naming him
- Newsletter 201703, page 2 photograph · view at 15thaf.org
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Statements, mentions and histories
15 2-8-17 GUY VENIER (OBIT) PINKSTON, GLEN R 816 1-19-17 GUY VENIER (OBIT) SOLOW, ROBERT I 815 2-6-17 GUY VENIER (OBIT) SWERER, GEORGE H 840 1/18/17 WILLIAM H GIBSON STANEK, EDMUND E 817 2-1-17 GUY VENIER (OBIT) STOVAL, GEORGE 840 2/20/17 SHERYL NORTON THATCHER, JAMES M 816 12/19/16 LEMOYNE TH
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