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SWISHER, Alvin Theodore - Date of
birth
1 December 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Piketon, Pike County, Ohio -
Hometown
Jackson County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35070213 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
393rd Infantry Regiment,
99th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
17 December 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Krinkelt, Belgium
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 16 | 15 |
Immediate family
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Members
Helen C. (Sorrell) Swisher (mother)
More information
Pvt Alvin T. Swisher enlisted at Fort Thomas, Newport, Kentucky on 29 February 1944.Per Sgt James Mc Ilroy: "We were ordered to pull back even though we were not encountering any enemy opposition at that time. We pulled back to the rear and to our right to a road junction, then moved east into the woods (this was to protect the road so the 395th Regiment and 2nd Division could get out). I was the lead scout or point on this advance. Just before night, I walked into an SS outfit coming up the draw. They shot my BAR in two as I flopped to the ground. Then, Pvt Alvin T. Swisher, who was with me, was lying on top of me firing back until he was killed."
Pvt Alvin T. Swisher was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Foy, Belgium.
Source of information: Terry Hirsch, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.ancestry.com - WWII Enlistment Record / 1930 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.wwiimemorial.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet