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SWANK, Edward A - Date of
birth
19 August 1908 -
Age
36 - Place of
birth
Laughlintown, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Ligonier, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33294425 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
357th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
11 December 1944 - Place of
death
Dillingen, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Calvin J. Swank (father)
Hannah E. Swank (mother)
Harry R. Swank (brother)
Glenn W. Swank (brother)
Virginia C. Swank (wife)
Edward A. Swank (son)
Barbara Swank (daughter)
More information
Sgt Edward A. Swank attended high school for 4 years and was a gardener and groundkeeper before he enlisted in Greensburg, Pennsylvania on 21 September 1942.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men, www.findagrave.com, www.newspapers.com - Latrobe Bulletin Pennsylvania - 29 December 1944 / Pittsburg Post-Gazette Pennsylvania - 12 August 1944, http://www.usarmydatadepot.com/
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Frogman