PFC
Edward W Swart
Aged 18, fallen January 19, 1945
- Unit
- Company G, 222nd Infantry Regiment
- Serial number
- 12230306
- Hometown
- Queens, New York
- Date of death
- January 19, 1945
- Classification
- Killed in action
- Burial
- Epinal American Cemetery, Plot B Row 23 Grave 58, Epinal, France
Private First Class Edward W Swart, serial number 12230306, of Queens, New York, served with Company G of the 222nd Infantry Regiment in the 42nd Infantry Division, the Rainbow Division. He was killed in action on January 19, 1945, at the age of 18. He is buried at Epinal American Cemetery, Plot B Row 23 Grave 58, Epinal, France.
Further reading: The 42nd “Rainbow” Division Was Not at the Battle of the Bulge.
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