PVT
Wiley J Swafford
Aged 18, fallen January 7, 1945
- Unit
- Company I, 232nd Infantry Regiment
- Serial number
- 38666060
- Hometown
- Crawford, Arkansas
- Date of death
- January 7, 1945
- Classification
- Died of wounds
- Burial
- Fort Smith National Cemetery, Fort Smith, Arkansas
Private Wiley J Swafford, serial number 38666060, of Crawford, Arkansas, served with Company I of the 232nd Infantry Regiment in the 42nd Infantry Division, the Rainbow Division. He died of wounds on January 7, 1945, at the age of 18. He is buried at Fort Smith National Cemetery, Fort Smith, Arkansas.
Further reading: The 42nd “Rainbow” Division Was Not at the Battle of the Bulge.
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