Swart, Bernhard Ralph Crewmember 327th Bomber Squadron, 92nd Bomber Group.

Rank and Name, Second Lieutenant Bernhard Ralph Swart.

Unit/Placed in, 327th Bomber Squadron, 92nd Bomber Group.

Bernhard is born approx. on 1 Sep. 1919 in Washington, Pennsylvania.

Father, Samuel J. Swart.

Mother, Margaret (Bell) Swart.

Sister(s), Helen M. Swart.

Brother(s), Harold W. and Samuel R. Swart.

Bernhard enlisted the service in Pennsylvania with service number # 0-801220.

Bernhard‘s crew-members and their position on-board the plane a B-17 were,

2^nd Lt. Bernard R. Swart Pilot

1^st Lt. Everett C. Brown Co-Pilot

2^nd Lt. Jim Good Navigator

2^nd Lt. Walter H. Verbanic Bombardier

SSgt. Kenneth Jodrie Engineer/Top turret Gunner

SSgt. Emmett Tucker Radio-Operator/Top turret

Sgt. George Smith Ball Turret Gunner

Sgt. Roy C. Davis Waist-Gunner/Ball Turret

Sgt. Robert blohm Left waist-Gunner

Sgt. Wesley McDannel Tail Gunner

Bernhard was KIA when they were shot by enemy Plane’s and crashed near Bonn on 2 March 1944, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

Bernhard is buried/mentioned at Zachary Taylor National Cemetery

Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA.

Thanks to,

Jean Louis Vijgen, ww2-Pacific.com and ww2-europe.com.

Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.

ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov

Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/ Geoffrey Roecker

Seabees History Bob Smith https://seabeehf.org/

Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org

POW Info, http://www.mansell.com Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.

Philippine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/ Robert Capistrano

National Historian