Henry Richard Zwicker (1918 - 1943)

Born 12 Apr 1918 in Pendleton, Umatilla, Oregon, United States

Died 1 Oct 1943 at age 25 in Wiener Neustadt, Lower Austria, Austria

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Biography

Henry Zwicker was awarded the Purple Heart.

Henry Zwicker was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (United States).

Henry Zwicker was awarded the Air Medal.

1st Lieutenant Henry Zwicker served in the United States Army Air Forces in World War II
Service started:
Unit(s): 772nd Squadron, 463rd Group, Fifteenth Air Force
Service ended: 1 Oct 1943

1st Lieutenant Henry Zwicker was Killed in Action when the B-24 bomber he was a Bombardier on was shot down on a mission to Wiener-Neustadt, Austria during World War II.

Henry was born 12 April 1918 in Pendleton, Oregon. He was the son of Henry Otto Zwicker and Ethyl Louise Burnett.^[1]

Henry was the bombardier of the B-24 Liberator bomber, Earthquake McGoon - 41-24235-C, participating in Operation Tidal Wave the low-level attack on the Romanian oil refineries at Ploesti on 1 August 1943. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for the mission.

Henry was Killed in Action on 1 October 1943 when the B-24 Liberator Bomber, ‘Count BRUGA’ (#42-72853 ) was shot down by enemy aircraft on a mission to Weiner Neustadt. Henry was the plane’s Bombardier.^[2]

Find A Grave: Memorial #44921168

• 1930 - Precinct 28, Umatilla, Oregon, United States.^[3]
• 1940 - Election Precinct 14, Umatilla, Oregon, United States.

Sources

1. ↑ Oregon Center for Health Statistics; Portland, Oregon; Oregon, Birth Records, 1903-1918. Ancestry.com. Oregon, U.S., State Births, 1842-1920 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2018. Ancestry Record 61676 #274667
2. ↑ "Missing Air Crew Reports (MACRs) of the U.S. Army Air Forces, 1942-1947" database with images Fold3 (https://www.fold3.com/publication/95/missing-air-crew-reports-wwii: accessed April 18, 2022) MACR #6452
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCSD-7R5 : accessed 18 April 2022), Richard Zwicker in household of Henry Q Zwicker, Precinct 28, Umatilla, Oregon, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 44, sheet 2A, line 20, family 24, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1956; FHL microfilm 2,341,690.

• National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Washington, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 198. Ancestry.com. U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Ancestry Record 2238 #37229970
• Direct Hit on Bridge, Kenosha News, Kenosha, Wisconsin, 22 Sep 1943, Wed • Page 9
• FORMER TEACHER KILLER IN EUROPE BOMBER RAID, The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Washington, 11 Nov 1943, Thu • Page 1
• Duff, Asper, Johnson, Home Boys Get High Air Honors, The Capital Journal, Salem, Oregon, 30 Nov 1943, Tue • Page 14
• Medal Is Awarded To Father Of Hero Here, La Grande Observer, La Grande, Oregon, 20 Mar 1944, Mon • Page 1
  • Medal Is Awarded To Father Of Hero Here, La Grande Observer, La Grande, Oregon, 20 Mar 1944, Mon • Page 5