George F. Swearingen

  • ASN:
    14062737
  • DATE OF BIRTH
    Sept 3, 1912
  • DATE OF DEATH
    2011
FULL NAME:

George F. Swearingen

ARMY SERIAL NUMBER (ASN):

14062737

  • DATE OF BIRTH: Sept 3, 1912
  • DATE OF DEATH: 2011
RESIDENCE (DURING WWII):

Asheville, North Carolina

DATE / PLACE OF ENLISTMENT:
  • DATE OF ENLISTMENT:
    Feb 20, 1942
  • PLACE OF ENLISTMENT:
    Charlotte, North Carolina
ORGANIZATION:
  • MAIN UNIT:
    Military Police Platoon, 2nd Infantry Division
  • SUBUNIT:
    Not Specified (see Main Unit)
RANK / POSITION IN UNIT (LAST KNOWN):
  • RANK:
    Private First Class (Pfc.)
BATTLES AND CAMPAIGNS:

✭ Normandy Campaign (6 June – 24 July 1944), ✭ Northern France Campaign (25 July – 14 September 1944), ✭ Ardennes-Alsace Campaign (16 December 1944 – 25 January 1945), ✭ Rhineland Campaign (15 September 1944 – 21 March 1945), ✭ Central Europe Campaign (22 March – 11 May 1945)

DECORATIONS AND CITATIONS (AWARDS):

🎖Silver Star Medal, 🎖Bronze Star Medal, 🎖Purple Heart, 🎖Good Conduct Medal, 🎖European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, 🎖WWII Victory Medal, 🎖Honorable Service Lapel Button

STATUS:
  • CATEGORY:
    Wounded In Action (WIA)
  • DATE:
    Dec 21, 1944
  • LOCATION:
    Elsenborn, Belgium
  • NOTES:
    First Location: Head; Second Location: Thigh; Causative Agent: Artillery Shell, Fragments, Afoot or unspecified
HONORED BY:

Men of the 2nd Infantry Division

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File Unit: Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938 - 1946 (Enlistment Records)
in the Series: World War II Army Enlistment Records, created 6/1/2002 - 9/30/2002, documenting the period ca. 1938 - 1946. - Record Group 64 (info)

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SOLDIER RECORD:
Full Name
George F Swearingen
Army Serial Number
14062737
Enlistment Place
Charlotte North Carolina
Enlistment Date
20 Feb 1942
Army Branch
Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Branch
Army
Race or Ethnicity
White
Residence
Haywood County, North Carolina
Enlistment Term
Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Source of Army Personnel
Civil Life
Level of Education
1 year of college
Occupation
Policemen and detectives, public service
Marital Status
Single, without dependents
Birth Date
1912
Birth Place
Georgia
Source Box Number
0152
Source Film Reel Number
2.9
Conflict Period
World War II
Served for
United States of America

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