Swift, Carl B. (b. 10 Sep 1910 - d. 16 Apr 1944): Carl Wayne Gray Genealogies

1910 - 1944 (33 years)

Name	Swift, Carl B.
Birth	10 Sep 1910	Washington County, Arkansas [1]
Gender	Male
Burial	Goshen Cemetery, Goshen, Washington County, Arkansas [1]
	This is a memorial stone, Carl was lost at sea during World War II.
Reference Number	SWIF.C002
_FGRAVE	56777835
Military Service	World War II, Sergeant, United States Army Air Forces [2]
		National Archives & Records Administration War Department Files, Swift, Carl B. (1910-1944)
		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
		United States Army Air Forces
		United States Army Air Forces
		Sergeant, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores (Sep 1942-Aug 1948) NOTE: The three stripe Sergeant Insignia was not used during the Korean War
		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
		World War II (1939-1945)
Death	16 Apr 1944 [1]
	Cause: Killed in Action
Burial	Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Manila, Metro Manila, National Capital, Philippines [3]
	Walls of the Missing
		American Battle Monuments Commission - Manila American Cemetery Also known as Fort William McKinley Cemetery The Manila American Cemetery and Memorial in the Philippines occupies 152 acres on a prominent plateau, visible at a distance from the east, south and west. It contains the largest number of graves of our military dead of World War II, a total of 16,859, most of whom lost their lives in operations…
		Memorial, Tablets of the Missing, Morefield, Swift, Carl B.
		Memorial Headstone, Swift, SGT. Carl B.
Person ID	I35162	Carl Wayne Gray Research
Last Modified	19 Jan 2023

Father	Swift, Charles Eugene, b. 17 Jan 1874, Butler County, Missouri d. 10 Jan 1931, Elkins, Washington County, Arkansas (Age 56 years)
Mother	Little, Lillie Dell, b. 25 Jan 1880, Washington County, Arkansas d. 14 Sep 1955, Goshen, Washington County, Arkansas (Age 75 years)
Family ID	F14330	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Event Map

Birth - 10 Sep 1910 - Washington County, Arkansas

Burial - - Goshen Cemetery, Goshen, Washington County, Arkansas

= Link to Google Earth

Notes

Carl served as a Sergeant & Radio Operator on B-24J #42-100228, 26th Bomber Squadron, 11th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.

He resided in Washington County, Arkansas prior to the war.

He enlisted in the Army on July 17, 1942 in Little Rock, Arkansas. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed in the slaughtering and in preparation of meat products and also as Single, without dependents.

B-24J #42-100228 took off from Eniwetok Island on a bombing mission over Ujelang Atoll, Marshall Islands. After completing the mission they apparently got off course and after running out of fuel the Pilot, 2nd Lt. Edwin T. Szczypinski, attempted a landing at sea. Four members of the crew survived the landing and 6 other crew members perished during the landing.

Carl was declared "Missing In Action" in this crash during World War II.

He was awarded the Purple Heart.

Service # 38208997

Carl also has a "Cenotaph" in the Goshen Cemetery, Goshen, Arkansas with his family.
( see links below )

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Airmen who perished on B-24J #42-100228:

Allgeier, Robert F ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, NY
Refy, John W ~ Sgt, Gunner, NJ
Swift, Carl B ~ Sgt, Radio Operator, AR
West, Lester R ~ Sgt, Engineer, OH
Westpfahl, Edward R ~ Sgt, Gunner, NY
Wienckowski, Bernard O ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, IL

Crew who survived the landing included 2nd Lt. Edwin T. Szczypinski (Pilot), 2nd Lt. Elmer T. Pahl (Bombardier), Sgt. Ernest J. Szydlowski (Gunner), and Sgt. Harvey A. Hitt (Gunner).

( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )

Sources

[S11102] http://www.findagrave.com, Memorial Headstone, Swift, Sgt. Carl B., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23751937/swift), none. (Reliability: 2).
[S14848] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Swift, Sgt. Carl B., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23751937/carl-b-swift), none. (Reliability: 2).
[S14847] https://www.wwiimemorial.com/, World War II Missing in Action or Buried at Sea, Carl B. Swift, (https://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque_tabletsmissing.aspx?honoreeID=781175) (Reliability: 2).