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Personal info

Full name
SWIDER, Walter Edward
Date of birth
14 November 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Sayreville, Middlesex County, New Jersey
Hometown
Middlesex County, New Jersey

Military service

Service number
32456582
Rank
Private First Class
Function
Rifleman
Unit
113th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (Mechanized),
C Troop
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
15 April 1945
Place of death
East of Halberstadt, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
H 16 22

Immediate family

Members
Frank Swider (father)
Frances Swider (mother)
Edward Swider (brother)
Chester Swider (brother)
Stella Swider (sister)
Stanley Swider (brother)
John Swider (brother)

More information

Pfc Swider was sent overseas in June 1944.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com,  www.newspapers.com - The Central New Jersey Home News, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.newspapers.com - The Central New Jersey Home News