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Re: Seeking Military unit & record of Lt Raymond Swider
Jason Atkinson
Jun 29, 2020 12:47 PM
Dear Mr. Baron,
Thank you for posting your request on History Hub!
We suggest that you request a copy of his Official Military Personnel File (OMPF). OMPFs and individual medical reports for officers of the U.S. Army (to include the US Army Air Forces) who were separated from the service after June 1917 and prior to 1958 are in the custody of NARA's National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis. In many cases where personnel records were destroyed in the 1973 fire, proof of service can be provided from other records such as morning reports, payrolls, and military orders, and a certificate of military service will be issued. Please complete a GSA Standard Form 180 and mail it to NARA's National Personnel Records Center, (Military Personnel Records), 1 Archives Drive, St. Louis, MO 63138-1002. Veterans and their next of kin also may use eVetRecs to request records. See eVetRecs Help for instructions. For more information see Official Military Personnel Files (OMPF), Archival Records Requests.Due to the coronavirus public health emergency, the National Personnel Records Center is servicing only urgent requests related to homeless veterans, medical emergencies, and funerals which may be faxed to 314-801-0764. We thank you for your patience and look forward to resuming normal operations when the public health emergency has ended.
We hope this is helpful. Best of luck with your research!
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Re: Seeking Military unit & record of Lt Raymond Swider
Thank you, Sir. Will Do!
Sincerely,
Reid M. Baron
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Re: Seeking Military unit & record of Lt Raymond Swider
2 people found this helpfulIn the meantime, here is some info that might help.
I found a man who may be the one you want. Check the details to make sure this is the correct Raymond Swider (what I located stated he was a “Hump” pilot but did not mention the DFC).
Raymond Joseph Swider
Born 1 Sept 1918 in Chicago, IL
WWII Draft Registration 16 Oct 1940 in Downers Grove, Dupage, Illinois
Worked at the Akron Municipal Airport, Ohio
Died 1 Aug 1988 in Akron, Ohio
--U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 on Ancestry.com (requires subscription or can access with some library cards)
--Yearbook for 6th Ferrying Group, Long Beach Army Air Field California.
The book was published after 15 Mar 1944 (date on a letter included by Col. Andrew Cannon).
There is a photo of 2nd Lt Raymond J. Swider with the 28th Ferrying Squadron. There is no other identifying info about this Raymond, so not able to say for sure this is the correct man. It would give you a starting place to look.
--24 Nov 1970 Akron Beacon Journal article on Newspapers.com mentions Raymond Swider flew “The Hump” and gives other info but doesn’t list his unit. (Newspapers.com requires a paid subscription or you may be able to access it for free through some libraries.)
https://www.newspapers.com/search/#query=Raymond+Swider&t=4267&ymd=1970-11-24
--U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 (Ancestry.com)
--Ohio, Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2018 (Ancestry.com) https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/5763/?name=raymond_swider&death=1988&count=50&death_x=0-0-0&name_x=1_1
--2 Aug 1988 Akron Beacon Journal obituary on Newspapers.com states he was a retired captain in the Air Force
--Some info about the 28th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, as the unit is now called.
https://wikivisually.com/wiki/28th_Expeditionary_Air_Refueling_Squadron
Hopefully this is the correct Raymond and will help until NARA requests are able to be fulfilled.
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Re: Seeking Military unit & record of Lt Raymond Swider
Thank you so very much for this information.
God bless you,
Reid M. Baron
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