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SWAROWSKY, Rudolph Thomas Jr - Date of
birth
17 July 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Ketchikan, Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska -
Hometown
Sacramento, Sacramento County, California
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
19086164 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
387th Infantry Regiment,
97th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
25 April 1945 - Place of
death
Cheb, Czechoslovakia
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 8 | 75 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Rudolph H. Swarowsky (father)
Nellie (Boswell) Swarowsky (mother)
Martha (MacDonald) Swarowsky (stepmother)
Ruth A. Swarowsky (sister)
Elaine M. Swarowsky (sister)
Frances P. Swarowsky (half-sister)
Blanche (Stanila) Swarowsky (wife)
Rudolph T. Swarowsky (son)
More information
Pfc Rudolph T. Swarowsky attended high school for one year before he volunteered for the Army of the United States in San Francisco, California on 2 July 1942.His father emigrated from Austria. His biological mother was Nellie Boswell, but she abandoned the family when he was only 11 months old.
Source of information: Nick Lieten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.fold3.com – WWII Registration Card, www.ancestry.com – 1930 Census / KatherineBergstrom / BQuinton Family Tree / Marriage certificate
Photo source: www.ancestry.com – BQuinton3623