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Personal info

Full name
SWAN, Sam
Date of birth
12 June 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
Carrizozo, Lincoln County, New Mexico
Hometown
Carrizozo, Lincoln County, New Mexico

Military service

Service number
38104822
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
359th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
8 September 1944
Place of death
Bonvillers, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 26 68

Immediate family

Members
Maria S. Swan (mother)

More information

Pfc Sam Swan enlisted on 2 April 1942.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Andilly, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

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