Serviceman
Ewald A Swanson
Play his story on the map built from his record
- Army serial number
- 0753823
- Rank
- 2LT (14 June 1944), 2d Lt (30 June 1944), 2LT (6 July 1944)
- Hometown
- ESCANABA MI; Escanaba MI; Escanaba, MI
- Also written
- Ewald Swanson
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 241
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Crews
- Ewald A. Swanson Crew, pilot · 840th
Missions placed on him
- mission 49, 14 July 1944 · Budapest, Csepel · The Ewald A. Swanson crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 241)
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 | 2LT |
| 6 July 1944 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 1602 | 2LT |
| 6 July 1944 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 1606 | 2LT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
1 entry, first 30 June 1944, last 30 June 1944; grades seen: 2d 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.
- 1944-06-30 840th: 2d It
National Archives pages: roll 478083643 p. 52
Statements, mentions and histories
- 1 more statement from MACR 6901 are on the loss record.
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