Serviceman

Eldon F Schwarz

840th

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Army serial number: 36765008
Rank: Cpl (3 August 1944), CPL (21 August 1944), S/Sgt (18 September 1944), SSGT (18 October 1944)
Hometown: CHICAGO IL; Chicago, IL
Also written: Eldon Schwarz
In the book: Heroes of the 483rd, p. 44
Sources: 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, macr-crew, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org

Crews

Joseph F. Condraski Crew · 840th

Awards

Date	Award	General order	Rank then
21 August 1944	Air Medal	2724	CPL
18 October 1944	Air Medal	4029	SSGT
18 October 1944	Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster	4029	SSGT

From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.

Aboard a lost aircraft

MACR 8448 · 44-6349 · 13 September 1944 · mission 91, 13 September 1944

Morning reports

4 entries, first 18 July 1944, last 18 September 1944; grades seen: Cpl, S/Sgt. 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.

1944-07-18 840th: CDL Above 3 0 & 6 EM asgd & jd per Par 2, so 129, Hg 483d Bomb Gp (H), APO 520, dtd 17 Jul We.
1944-08-03 840th: OFFICER FLD 0 & CAPT IST LT 2D LT
1944-08-22 840th: Sgt s 56.9 Above EM prom fr Sgt to gr of S/Sgt per Par 2, so 158, Hq 483d Bomb Gp (H), APO 520, 16 Aug 1.1 44.
1944-09-18 840th: S/Set Above 3 O's & 7 EM fr dy to MIA as of 13 Sept WI, are dropped fr rolls as of 16 Sept 44.

National Archives pages: roll 481433713 p. 504, roll 566195336 p. 1791, roll 566195336 p. 1832, roll 570165454 p. 2637

Statements, mentions and histories

German capture report, page 9 · 13 September 1944

DATE AND TIFE ATRCRAP2 13 September 1944 at 1115
VAS STICT DORE
CASUALTY NO.
ME 2129
near Heydebreck o/s
PLACE OF CRASA
TYPE OF AIRCRAFT
PEPORTING OFF/CE
Air District VIII
CAPT'D
SERIAL
WOUNDED
NAME
RANK
DEAD
FLACE OF INTERNE ENT
SCHWARZ
Elden Frank
8/Sgt - 36765008
captured
Dulag Luft
15 March
Dubuque, Ia
CONDRASKI,
Joseph F.
2nd &t. 0-813360
dead
cemetery Heydebreck
on 13 September 1944
Dulag Luft 30 September 1944

National Archives, MACR 8448, page 9 · Machine-read from microfilm, uncorrected.

4 more statements from MACR 8448 are on the loss record.

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