Name:
Gilbert Lash Swingle
Rank:
Sergeant
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Unit:
194th Infantry Regiment, 17th Airborne Division
Date of Death:
1944-12-12
State:
Ohio
Cemetery:
Farmington Cemetery, Farmington Ohio
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Gilbert Lash Swingle, 23 years of age, was born on August 25, 1923. He was the son of Rexford George Swingle and Florence Lash Swingle. Gilbert was one of the 33 service members who were killed on site when a Horsa glider crashed on tookoff on December 12, 1944 at Greenham Common Airbase, England. He is now buried in the Farmington Cemetery, Barton, Belmont County, Ohio, USA.