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Elmer F Swift
Died of Wounds
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Serial number
33047859
Birth year
1918
State of enlistment
VIRGINIA
Rank
Pfc
Unit
29th Infantry Division, 116th Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion, Company D
Date of death
1944-06-07
The story
Pfc Elmer Swift died of wounds on 07 June 1944, serving with Company D, 1st Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment.
Source: NARA
The battlefield
Estimated position (sector-level), shown here with nearby casualties.
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Military details
Enlistment date
1941-05-06
Coordinates
49.368748, -0.865805 (sector estimate)
MR date reported
1944-06-09
MR page
1
Confidence level
Estimated (sector-level)
Source: US National Archives, Record Group 64 "Records of the National Archives and Records Administration", Series
"Morning Reports, 1940-1946"
Nearby casualties
Same company (29ID-116IN-1BN-D), 1944-06-07 — 2 other soldiers lost that day
Thurman Green
Pvt
DOW
432 m
Roland H Coates
Pvt
DOW
869 m
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