Swift, Leslie Charles

1923 - 1997  (74 years)

• Name	Swift, Leslie Charles
  Birth	30 Jun 1923  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	SWIF.L001
  _FGRAVE	139586169
  Military Service	World War II, Technician 5th Grade, 4th Armored Division, Company B, 10th Armored Infantry Battalion, United States Army  [2]
  	Served with the 4th Armored Division, Company B, 10th Armored Division. Landed with his division on D-Day +2; went through France into Belgium. Injured in Alghero just before the Germans were surrounded in Bastogne. Source: https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=500429
  		World War II Honoree, Swift, Leslie C. (1923-1997)
  		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
  		United States Army
  		Technician Fifth Grade, United States Army and United States Army Air Forces (Sep 1942-Aug 1948) This insignia was worn during World War II. The Technician ranks were removed from the U.S. Army rank system in 1948, although the concept was brought back with the Specialist ranks in 1955.
  		Technician Fifth Grade, United States Army and United States Army Air Forces (Sep 1942-Aug 1948) This insignia was worn during World War II. The Technician ranks were removed from the U.S. Army rank system in 1948, although the concept was brought back with the Specialist ranks in 1955.
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		4th Armored Division ("Patton's Vanguard"), United States Army
  		4th Armored Division ("Patton's Vanguard"), United States Army
  Death	25 Oct 1997  [1]
  Burial	Fairview Memorial Gardens, Fayetteville, Washington County, Arkansas   [1]
  Person ID	I35160	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	2 Jun 2023

  
  

  Father	Swift, Leslie Custer,   b. 1896   d. 1981 (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Brown, Gladys Marie,   b. 23 Aug 1897   d. 28 Aug 1927 (Age 30 years)
  Family ID	F14332	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Short, Jacqueline Ann,   b. 1921   d. 1986 (Age 65 years)
  Family ID	F18436	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Ogden, Lottie Irene,   b. 1898   d. 1979 (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	1933
  Age at Marriage	He was ~ 9 years and 6 months - She was ~ 35 years.
  Family ID	F18435	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - - Fairview Memorial Gardens, Fayetteville, Washington County, Arkansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S11099] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Swift, Leslie Charles, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Swift&GSiman=1&GScid=180114&GRid=139586169&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S14845] World War II Honoree, Leslie C. Swift, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=500429) (Reliability: 2).