Name:
William James Swaim
Rank:
Private
Serial Number:
35894251
Unit:
142nd Infantry Regiment, 36th Division
Date of Death:
1944-11-30
State:
Indiana
Cemetery:
Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial, Epinal, Departement des Vosges, Lorraine, France
Plot:
B
Row:
18
Grave:
70
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
William James “Billy” Swaim was born on July 17, 1925, in Carroll County, Indiana. He was the son of Leo M. Swaim and Mary Susan Randolph Swaim.
William served in Company L, 142nd Infantry Regiment, 36th Infantry Division as a Private during World War II. He was Killed in Action on November 30, 1944, during the liberation of Kintzheim, France. Pvt Swaim is now buried in the Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial, Epinal, Departement des Vosges, Lorraine, France.