| Name |
Swiney, John I. |
| Birth |
12 Feb 1922 |
Illinois  [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Reference Number |
SWIN.J001 |
| _FGRAVE |
142438491 |
| Military Service |
World War II, Private First Class, 189th Quartermaster Laundry Detachment, United States Army [2] |
- Entered active service as a draftee on March 8, 1945 at Chicago, Illinois. Selected for the Quartermaster Corps, completed basic training, and qualified in the military occupational specialty of Laundry Maintenance Mechanic (MOS 104). Departed the Continental U.S. on August 25, 1945 bound for the Pacific Theater of Operations. Assigned to and served with the 189th Quartermaster Laundry Detachment. Honorably discharged as a Private First Class on January 24, 1946 at the Separation Center, Camp Atterbury, Indiana. Earned the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal.
This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission.
Source: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=2300517
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Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007
On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans.
Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event.
This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. … |
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Military Service Ribbons, Swiney, John I. (1922-1999)
Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
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World War II Honoree, Swiney, John I. (1922-1999)
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Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
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Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
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Asiatic-Pacific Theater, World War II
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Private First Class, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores
(Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
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Camp Atterbury, Indiana
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World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
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United States Army
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United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959)
In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,… |
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United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
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World War II
(1939-1945) |
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World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
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| Death |
9 Sep 1999 |
Stark County, Ohio [1] |
| Burial |
Sandy Valley Cemetery, Waynesburg, Stark County, Ohio [1] |
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Headstone, Swiney, John I. and Audrey
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| Person ID |
I26805 |
Carl Wayne Gray Research |
| Last Modified |
19 Jul 2023 |
English
1922 - 1999 (77 years)
