John R Swope

Pfc John Swope was killed in action on 22 June 1944, serving with Company L, 3rd Battalion, 175th Infantry Regiment. On 22 June 1944, the 175th Infantry Regiment was holding the salient at Hill 108, roughly three miles from St. Lô, a position that had come under one major counter-attack and several smaller ones in this period. Battalions rotated through the forward line as the regiment worked to hold the ground it had taken, though the after-action report does not spell out exactly which unit occupied the front on this particular day. The regiment's overall effort in these weeks was defensive and costly, aimed at securing the salient against repeated German attempts to push the line back. Pfc Swope was killed in action that day; the report does not specify the individual circumstances.