Beverly Allison Swingle
345th Bomber Group, 98th Bomber Hq
First Lieutenant Swingle was the co-pilot of a B-29A Superfortress Bomber with the 345th Bomber Squadron, 98th Bomber Winger, stationed at Yokota Air Base, Japan. On November 19, 1952, after completing a successful bomb run on Souch’on, Korea, his aircraft was badly damaged by an enemy MiG. The crew bailed out a half mile north of Cho’do. His remains were recovered. Buried at Chattanooga National Cemetery, U, 44-Center
He was the husband of Caroline T. Swingle.
- Rank: First Lieutenant
- Date of birth: 1 May 1928
- Date of death: 19 November 1952
- County: Hamilton
- Hometown: Chattanooga
- Service Branch: Air Force
- Division/Assignment: 345th Bomber Squadron, 98th Bomber Winger
- Conflict: Korean War
- Awards: Air Medal, Purple Heart, Korean Service Medal, United Nations Service Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Korean Presidential Unit Citation, and Republic of Korea War Service Medal
- Burial/Memorial Location: Chattanooga National Cemetery, Chattanooga, TN
- Location In Memorial: Pillar XX, Middle Panel
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