Serviceman

Sherman T Swanson

Play his story on the map built from his record

Rank

2LT (28 March 1945), 2LT (21 May 1945)

Hometown

Chicago IL; Chicago, IL

Also written

Sherman Swanson

In the book

Heroes of the 483rd, p. 53, 139

Sources

483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book · service record at 483bg.org

Crews

• Robert E. Davis Crew · 815th
• Wilbur R. Lloyd Crew, bombardier · 815th

Missions placed on him

• mission 105, 12 October 1944 · Bologna · Listed with the Robert E. Davis crew, which flew it per its history (p. 53); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
• mission 111, 20 October 1944 · Brux · The Robert E. Davis crew's history names Brux: one of 2 missions there in its time (p. 53)
• mission 141, 25 December 1944 · Brux · The Robert E. Davis crew's history names Brux: one of 2 missions there in its time (p. 53)
• mission 144, 28 December 1944 · Regensburg · Listed with the Robert E. Davis crew, which flew it per its history (p. 53); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
• mission 181, 15 March 1945 · Ruhland · Listed with the Robert E. Davis crew, which flew it per its history (p. 53); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
• mission 186, 22 March 1945 · Ruhland · Listed with the Robert E. Davis crew, which flew it per its history (p. 53); 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

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