Swiney, John I. (b. 12 Feb 1922 - d. 9 Sep 1999): Carl Wayne Gray Genealogies

Swiney, John I.

1922 - 1999 (77 years)

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
		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,…
		United States Army
		Private First Class, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores (Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
		Military Service Ribbons, Swiney, John I. (1922-1999) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
		Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
		Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
		World War II (1939-1945)
		Asiatic-Pacific Theater, World War II
		Camp Atterbury, Indiana
		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. …
		World War II Honoree, Swiney, John I. (1922-1999)
Death	9 Sep 1999	Stark County, Ohio [1]
Burial	Sandy Valley Cemetery, Waynesburg, Stark County, Ohio [1]
Burial		Headstone, Swiney, John I. and Audrey
Person ID	I26805	Carl Wayne Gray Research
Last Modified	19 Apr 2024