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Personal info

Full name
SWILLEY, John Lawrence
Date of birth
26 October 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Logan County, Arkansas
Hometown
Bossier Parish, Louisiana

Military service

Service number
38670830
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
26th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
31 January 1945
Place of death
Rocherath Forest, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 6 11

Immediate family

Members
William Swilley (father)
Orbrie E. Ellis (stepfather)
Beulah Swilley (mother)
William Swilley (brother)
Ellen Swilley (sister)
Hattie W. Swilley (sister)
Charline E. Ellis (stepsister)
Minnie L. Ellis (stepsister)
Joe P. Ellis (stepbrother)
Hattie (Wilkins) Swilley (wife)
Earnest E. Swilley (son)

More information

Pvt John L. Swilley worked on a farm before he enlisted at Camp Joseph T. Robinson, Little Rock, Arkansas on 18 July 1944.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / various family trees / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet