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Personal info

Full name
SWART, Edward W
Date of birth
27 March 1926
Age
18
Place of birth
New York City, New York
Hometown
Queens, Queens County, New York

Military service

Service number
12230306
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
222nd Infantry Regiment,
42nd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
19 January 1945
Place of death
Hatten, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 23 58

Immediate family

Members
Nelson S. Swart (father)
Frieda R. (Hauber) Swart (mother)
Robert N. Swart (brother)
Madelyn F. Swart (sister)
Frieda R. Swart (sister)
Barbara A. Swart (sister)

More information

Pfc Edward W. Swart graduated from Woodrow Wilson Vocational School.

He joined the Army in New York City, New York on 15 April 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Swart Family Tree / 1940 Census, www.findagrave.com

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy