husk Posted April 5, 2020 Share #1 Posted April 5, 2020 I picked up this British-made, US uniform from a local auction house a while back. I was told it had belonged to WWII US glider pilot named Swenson. Can anyone confirm that based on the laundry number in the cap? TIA Husk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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36thIDAlex Posted April 5, 2020 Share #4 Posted April 5, 2020 I dont believe there are any resources or databases out there which use officer serial numbers. Your best bet is to check around the ETO AAF sites and find a pilot who might match what you know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattS Posted April 5, 2020 Share #5 Posted April 5, 2020 Try a Google search like ["Swenson" and "Glider Pilot"] because this was the first result: https://www.ww2gp.org/news081013_swenson.php Find his unit, check for rosters with ASNs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
husk Posted April 7, 2020 Author Share #6 Posted April 7, 2020 Try a Google search like ["Swenson" and "Glider Pilot"] because this was the first result: https://www.ww2gp.org/news081013_swenson.php Find his unit, check for rosters with ASNs. Thanks! Not sure why I didn't try a basic google search? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marketc47 Posted May 30, 2020 Share #7 Posted May 30, 2020 There was one Swenson as Glider Pilot, the one from the link above. But....the 0855 number does not match. He had two numbers, a T-number, which was T132195. After promotion from light Officer to Lt. he got an O-number, being O946229. That is what I could find regarding Swenson. Found one glider pilot (in incomplete roster) with 0855 and that does not fit the S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan H. Posted May 30, 2020 Share #8 Posted May 30, 2020 I'm not getting the officer's cap with the paraglider cap patch. GPs didn't wear them! Allan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan H. Posted May 31, 2020 Share #9 Posted May 31, 2020 I found one Air Medal award card for a Flight Officer named Robert S. Swenson who served in the IX Troop Carrier Command and was awarded the AM on May 18, 1945. His Service Number is T 132 195. No other soldiers named Swenson show up as Troop Carrier. I can't confirm that he was a GP. Allan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doinworkinvans Posted May 31, 2020 Share #10 Posted May 31, 2020 Here is an article on a Robert Swenson and mentioning glider pilots https://www.bellevuereporter.com/news/bellevue-wwii-veteran-to-get-bronze-star-medal-air-force-officer-helped-repel-german-attack-as-part-of-infantry-operation/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doinworkinvans Posted May 31, 2020 Share #11 Posted May 31, 2020 See this as well http://www.ww2gp.org/bio-file/bioFile.php?getveteran=2728 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan H. Posted May 31, 2020 Share #12 Posted May 31, 2020 It is interesting that his Bronze Star doesn't show up in the AAAF award cards. I wonder if it was awarded by another command? Allan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kadet Posted May 31, 2020 Share #13 Posted May 31, 2020 Swenson served in the contingent of glider pilots that formed a provisional company of the 194th Glider Infantry after the Varsity landings. They were all awarded Bronze Stars in the 1990s so they don’t show up in the database Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattS Posted May 31, 2020 Share #14 Posted May 31, 2020 49 minutes ago, Allan H. said: It is interesting that his Bronze Star doesn't show up in the AAAF award cards. I wonder if it was awarded by another command? Allan Well in the link I posted on April 5th, it states he didn't receive his BS until 2013. See: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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