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Personal info

Full name
SWAIN, Morgan L
Date of birth
6 May 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
Central City, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky
Hometown
St. Louis, Missouri

Military service

Service number
6938931
Rank
Technical Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
C Company,
63rd Armored Infantry Battalion,
11th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
1 January 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Rechrival or Hubermont, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
E 16 58

Immediate family

Members
William C. Swain (father)
Rachel J. Swain (mother)
Mary Swain (sister)
Clyda J. (Saylor) Swain (wife)

More information

T/Sgt Morgan L. Swain joined the Regular Army on 27 May 1940. He was sent overseas in October 1944.

He was married to Clyda Jean Saylor on 22 May 1943. At that time he was stationed at Camp Polk, Louisiana.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / Arizona, County Marriage Records, http://11tharmoreddivision.com, www.newspapers.com - Arizona Republic 27 May 1943
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery, The Arizona Republic - 25 March 1945