Name: Jacques Michael Swaab PHOTO
Country: United States
Rank: Lieutenant
Services: United States Air Service
Units: 22nd Aero
Victories: 10
Born: 21 April 1894
Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Died: 07 July 1963
Place of Death: Los Angeles, California
Cemetery: Arlington National Cemetery
Notes:
On the afternoon of 8 September 1918, Swaab was wounded while scoring his first three victories near Cirey-Saarburg. Having shot down a two-seater, he was about to land at a German aerodrome when he realized his mistake. Enemy fighters scrambled to intercept Swaab’s SPAD XIII and he shot down two Fokker D.VIIs while making his escape. On 23 October, Swaab shot down a Fokker D.VII that had just destroyed an American balloon. Evidence suggests the German pilot was Max Näther of Jasta 62. In 1938, Swaab served as technical advisor on the “Dawn Patrol,” a Hollywood motion picture starring David Niven and Errol Flynn. He was also a member of the American Cross and Cockade Society.
SWAAB, JACQUEST MICHAEL
- CAPT USAF
- DATE OF BIRTH: 04/21/1894
- DATE OF DEATH: 07/07/1963
- BURIED AT: SECTION 8 SITE 263-B
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
Michael Robert Patterson was born in Arlington and is the son of a former officer of the US Army. So it was no wonder that sooner or later his interests drew him to American history and especially to American military history. Many of his articles can be found on renowned portals like the New York Times, Washingtonpost or Wikipedia.
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