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SWAB, Mike Jr - Date of
birth
12 January 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Czechoslovakia -
Hometown
Colver, Cambria County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33569241 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Squad Leader -
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
175th Infantry Regiment,
29th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
17 November 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Schleiden, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| I | 5 | 15 |
Immediate family
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Members
Mike Swab (father)
Veronica (Bicko) Swab (mother)
John Swab (brother)
Joe Swab (brother)
Bernie Swab (brother)
More information
Mike Swab Jr. was a miner before he enlisted in Altoona, Pennsylvania on 7 January 1943.The night of 16 to 17 November 1944, he spent in a fox hole with his buddy George S. Morris. On the early morning of 17 November, his company moved forward again in the open field towards Schleiden. George S. Morris wrote about the last moments of Mike Swab: "The next morning we moved from this place and went across a field. My friend was some distance to the rear from me. I heard a loud explosion. He stepped on a land mine. I tried to see how he was doing, but I had to move forward."
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Frank Bontje, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / Veteran Compensation Application File
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Frank Bontje