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Personal info

Full name
SWOFFORD, Herbert H
Date of birth
21 September 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Cowpens, Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Hometown
Cowpens, Spartanburg County, South Carolina

Military service

Service number
34895912
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
358th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
18 January 1945
Place of death
Oberwampach, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 3 28

Immediate family

Members
Wade H. Swofford (father)
Elizabeth (Taylor) Swofford (mother)
Simpson L. Swofford (brother)
Alice C. Swofford (sister)
Lewis T. Swofford (brother)
Monroe S. Swofford (brother)
Horace B. Swofford (brother)
Myrtle M. Swofford (sister)
Wade H. Swofford Jr. (brother)
John T. Swofford (brother)
Herman T. Swofford (brother)
Walter H. Swofford (brother)
Linda K. Swofford (sister)

More information

Pfc Herbert H. Swofford was a weaver before he enlisted at Camp Croft, South Carolina on 29 November 1943.

He is remembered at the Cowpens Cemetery in Cowpens, Spartanburg County,

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

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery / David Effie