Wade E. Swink
Tsgt
Operator Gunner
305th Bomb Group
"Can Do"
Shot down 25 June 1943 in B-17 #4229499 'Ma Ma Chang'. Survived
parachute drop but got hung up in a tree and broke his back. Rescued and
taken care of by members of the underground, but because of his severe
injuries had to be turned over to the Germans.
Recovered from those injuries in a German hospital then transferred to POW camps Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Prussia, then moved to Wabbelin Bei Lugwigslust.
Spent approximately 2 years as a POW before being rescued. Returned to the States with a stay at Army Air Forces Convalescent Hospital in New York before returning home to his family in Pennsylvania.
The Daily Courier - 15 July 1943
The Daily Courier - 28 September 1945
