Inland here with engraved SS# on slide arm

[painter777]

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[painter777]

From what I was able to (I hope) figure out, he earned the following Qualifications/Awards/Decorations .. etc:

Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal (3 Bronze), Air Force Commendation Medal (2 Bronze), Air Force Outstanding Unit Award (1 Bronze), Air Force Longevity Service Award Ribbon (2 Bronze, 1 Silver), Honorable Service Lapel Button WWII, American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign (1 Silver), WWII Victory Medal, National Defense Service Medal (1 Bronze), Philippine Independence Ribbon, Philippine Liberation Ribbon, Marksman w/Pistol, Bar


Please note in the bottom right corner, section number 42. Listed as Organizations and Societies: That he states he was a member of 'The Lakeside Rifle League'. I haven't been able to locate this, but think it may have been near Chicago, but only a guess. Anyway he shows interest in the .45, Carbine and TSMG.

[painter777]

Looks as though most of his WWII missions were flown out of Snetterton-Heath, England.
I have many of the 'Citation to Accompany the award of XXX'
That give the scope of their achievements, conditions and where to accomplish the missions. Under the command of Maj. Gen. Partridge, Maj. Gen Le May, Gen. George C. Kenney Sup. GC... etc. Kenney later when on to help form SAC: Strategic Air Command.
LT. COL. Sigvard Swanberg followed Gen Kenney off to the PTO after the ETO.

[lkgmadmax]

Here's a suggestion for the ower, it's something I did for a Colt 1903 a General Officer's Pistol I have, I researched all of the General's medals earned in WWII, Korea & Vietnam and was able to emulate the collection by buying them off of eBay. This added an extra cool factor to the piece.

[painter777]

lkgmadmax,
The new owner filed the needed forms through the NPRC: National Personnel Records Center and the Air Force Personnel Center and was able to have the awards shipped to him.
He had a box of them here, but I just concentrated on the carbine.

More of the story,
The new owner also purchased from the estate sale the Colt 1911 pistol owned by LT. Col. Swanberg.
I glanced over a copy of the Colt letter he had here on it.
I did write down the S# 1146940, Colt, GHD, about all I remember. I forget where the pistol was originally shipped to.
I suggested he post about it on the .45 forum so guys like Pepper.. etc could look it over.

Thx,
Charlie-Painter777

[U44]

Charlie,

I was glad to see that the Col. did not receive a purple heart.

Also, he qualified Marksman with the 45, and was "made familiar" with the carbine and Thompson sub machine gun (TSMG).

Regards
Jim

[painter777]

Jim/U44,
I appreciate the little push you gave me to post some of this.

I started a new post with full links to the pictures of the carbine.

Thx Again,
Charlie-Painter777

[bigeasybound]

I found this forum while searching for old USAF friends. "Swanie" Swanberg was my father's close friend and colleague at Wurtsmith AFB in the 60s. Our family spent a lot of time at the Swanberg's home on Lake Van Etten in Oscoda (the Swanbergs did not live on base). I last saw Swanie at his wife Nai's burial at Arlington National Cemetery and have not been in touch with the family since then.

I don't know much about military materiel, but perhaps I can help answer questions about Swanie. His service flying B-17s during WWII, and then service in SAC during the Cold War, mirrored my father's service (100th BG, the "Bloody 100th"). In addition to sharing their service history, Swanie and my dad were Midwestern Scandinavians.

Swanie was a big friendly guy, and his wife Nai was the life of every party. I remember that Swanie built a round wooden swing that he suspended from a tree in his back yard, and he would give us big pushes that would sent us sailing out over the lake. In the winter we would tobaggon down his hill onto the frozen lake, screaming all the way.

Swanie and my dad were constantly in the skies in their B-52s during their WAFB service, given the Soviet threat. There was a very scary period when those of us in base housing had to stockpile our basements with canned goods, bottled water, sleeping bags and even chemical toilets because of the threat of strikes against SAC bases. During the Cuban missile crisis, the B-52 crews camped out on the WAFB flight line for weeks, standing by. We were allowed to drive out to the runways every once in awhile in order to visit our dads.

[INLAND44]

BTW, the finish on the receiver in the 'cleaned' picture looks exquisite!

[JimF4M1s (Deceased)]

Charlie does great work.