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Personal info

Full name
SWANGER, Richard Samuel
Date of birth
22 August 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Lebanon, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Lebanon County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33010785
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade
Function
unknown
Unit
67th Armored Regiment,
2nd Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
3 January 1945
Place of death
Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Tablets of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Daniel W. Swanger (father)
Anna E. (Fortna) Swanger (mother)
Daniel R. Swanger (brother)
Frederick Swanger (brother)
Geraldine J. Swanger (sister)
Marlin W. Swanger (brother)
Glenn R. Swanger (son)

More information

T/5 Richard S. Swanger enlisted on 8 February 1941 at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He was an employee of Kreider Shoe Factory before he enlisted.

Source of information: Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Jacob Swanger3 Family Tree / Army Enlistment Record, www.fold3.com - WWII Draft Card

Photo source: Astrid van Erp, www.findagrave.com - Joel Gilfert