Name:
Lawrence Edwin "Larry" Swank
Rank:
First Lieutenant
Serial Number:
Unit:
Office of Strategic Services (OSS)
Date of Death:
1944-08-15
State:
Nevada
Cemetery:
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia
Plot:
Section 12
Row:
Grave:
Site 4634
Decoration:
Comments:
Lawrence Edwin "Larry" Swank was born on September 1, 1921. A West Pointer, Lary had joined OSS and served as a demolitions instructor at Area B before going over to Britain to become a Jed. As the commander of Team “Ephredrine,” Swank and two Frenchmen parachuted successfully into the Savoie department of southeastern France on the night of 12-13 August 1944. Subsequently in an accidental shooting by inexperienced maquis, Larry Swank was killed.
1Lt Swank died on August 15, 1944, and is now buried in the Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA.
Source of information: www.findagrave.com, www.nps.gov