Military Involvement
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Leland Dale Swafford was born Aug. 28, 1921 to Albert F. and Wilma M. Loper Swafford. He died July 24, 2005 and is buried in Edward Cemetery, Oakville, IA.
Leland served with the U.S. Navy in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Bruce Maynard Swain was born Sept. 24, 1917 to Louis and Mary Jackson Swain. He died Sept. 11, 1960 and is buried n Greenwood Cemetery, Muscatine, IA.
Bruce served with the U.S. Army in World War II and was awarded the Bronze Star and Purple Heart.
Source: ancestry.com
James F. Swank was born Sept. 14, 1917 to George R. and Cora M. Young Swank. He died Feb. 27, 2006 and is buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Muscatine, IA.
James served in World War II with the U.S. Army.
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Kenneth Gene Swank was born May 22, 1920 to George R. and Cora M. Young Swank. He died Feb. 9, 1970 and is buried in Green Hill Memorial Gardens, Hopkinsville, KY.
Sgt. Swank served with the U.S. Army 11th Airborne, 187th Para-Glider Troops in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
James Roy Swank was born Sept. 12, 1922 to Ira E. and Esther A. Loney Swank. He died Mar. 4, 1994 and has a cenotaph in Bloomfield IOOF Cemetery, Bloomfield, IA.
James served with the U.S. Navy in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Lester C. Swank was born Mar. 20, 1909 to Ellis and Mary Ellen Billick Swank. He died Jan. 7, 1965 and is buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Muscatine, IA.
Lester served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Emmett M. Sweet was born Sept. 7, 1907 to Ernest and Hattie Pierce Sweet. He died Mar. 24, 1975 and is buried in Green Pond Cemetery, Pearl, IL.
Emmett served in World War II with the U.S. Army.
Source: ancestry.com
Bowman Hoyt Sweet was born June 16, 1915 to Brayton and Caroline Eliza Bowman Sweet. He died Jan. 22, 2003 and is buried in Glendale Cemetery, Des Moines, IA.
Lt. Col. Sweet served with the U.S. Marine Corps in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Harold Cleveland Swick was born July 20, 1923 to Grover Cleveland and Bessie Anna Blake Swick. He died Feb. 1, 1978 and is buried in Memorial Park Cemetery, Muscatine, IA.
Cpl. Swick served in World War II with the U.S. Army.
Source: ancestry.com
Benjamin Ray Swickard was born Sept. 1, 1917 to Elmer R. and Hazel V. Hafner Swickard. He died Nov. 20, 2001 and is buried in Nichols Cemetery, Nichols, IA.
Chief Petty Officer Swickard served with the U.S. Navy in World War II and Korea.
Source: ancestry.com
Alan Kenneth Swisher was born Sept. 30, 1923 to Harold Howard and Lillian Katherine Wiegand Swisher. He died May 29, 2010 and is buried in Rock Island National Cemetery, Rock Island, IL.
Sgt. Swisher served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Frank Earl Swisher was born Sept. 6, 1909 to Frank Edward and Bessie Steward Swisher. He died Dec. 6, 1992 and is buried in Floral Hill Cemetery, Lovejoy Township, Iroquois County, IL.
1st Lt. Swisher served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Merle Victor “Curly" Swisher was born July 30, 1910 to Frank Henry and Dora Hettsideth Sharp Swisher. He died Feb. 1, 1987.
Merle served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
ServiceMen Research done by WWII Researcher, Pat Holt Juon, May 2022