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SWANK, Mathias Johnston - Date of
birth
26 May 1910 -
Age
34 - Place of
birth
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Sellersville, Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33832281 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
30th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
22 September 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Rupt-sur-Moselle and Ferdrupt, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 25 | 29 |
Immediate family
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Members
Bayard R. Swank (father)
Anna Swank (mother)
Imogene Swank (sister)
Zebley T Swank (brother)
Adele M. Swank (sister)
Leanora Swank (sister)
Bayard Swank (brother)
Kathryn Swank (sister)
Elizabeth (Klinger) Swank (wife)
More information
Pfc Mathias J. Swank was employed by the U.S. Gauge in Sellersville before he enlisted on 29 September 1943.Just before his enlistment he was married to Elizabeth Klinger.
He had his basic training at Camp Croft, South Carolina and at Fort Meade, Maryland before he was sent overseas early 1944.
On 24 May 1944 he was wounded on the right temple and spent about a week in the army hospital in Italy. For this wound he was awarded the Purple Heart Medal a first time.
He was killed by small arms fire.
He is remembered at a monument in Rupt-sur-Moselle.
His brother, Zebley T. Swank, died in an accident on 22 November 1918 in France, as a member of the 52nd Pioneer Infantry Regiment and is buried at the Meuse Argonne American Cemetery.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / US WW2 Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy