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Jack
B.
Swan
POW (WWII) KIA
February 6, 1920

–

October 23, 1942

Born:

Elmira

, 

New York

Home:

Elmira

, 

New York

Buried: 

Honolulu

, 

Hawaii

Cemetery:

National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific

Jack Swan was severely wounded when his bomber was forced to ditch after being damaged in combat, and subsequently died of his injuries in a Japanese Prisoner of War camp at Rabaul

Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army Air Forces

    Rank:

    Staff Sergeant

    Batallion:

    408th Bombardment Squadron

    Regiment:

    22d Bombardment Group (M)

    Division:

    5th Air Force

    Action Date:

    May 25, 1942
    Headquarters, 5th Air Force, General Orders No. 85 (May 11, 1943)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Staff Sergeant Jack B. Swan (ASN: 6976748), United States Army Air Forces, for gallantry in action against the enemy while serving as a member of the Air Crew of a B-26 Marauder Bomber in the 408th Bombardment Squadron, 22d Bombardment Group (Medium), FIFTH Air Force, in aerial operations over Rabaul, New Guinea, in the Southwest Pacific Theater of Operations, on or about 25 May 1942. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Staff Sergeant Swan, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army Air Forces.