First Lieutenant Monroe P. Schwartz
Branch of Service
Honored by
Louis M. Boxer, M.D., Friend
Activity During World War II
Fought with the 82nd Bomb Squadron, 12th Bomb Group.
Flew B-25 Mitchell Bombers in the Mediterranean, North African Theaters.
Shot down on two separate occasions. Once in North Africa as the result of a friendly
fire incident. Once in the Mediterranean Sea as the result of mechanical failure due to
enemy Flak.
U.S. Army Air Force
Awards
Presidential Unit Citation
The Air Medal with 3 Clusters
Purple Heart
North American B-25 Mitchell Bomber
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Dedication
In Honor of Incomporable Monroe Schwartz.
Pilot, Friend, Storyteller, History Maker
Philadelphia, PA
Hometown