Swank Lawrence Edwin "Larry"

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Lawrence Edwin "Larry" Swank is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

Jedburgh Special Forces Unit Plaque

Name:

Lawrence Edwin "Larry" Swank

Rank:

First Lieutenant

Serial Number:

Unit:

Office of Strategic Services (OSS)

Date of Death:

1944-08-15

State:

Nevada

Cemetery:

Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia

Plot:

Section 12

Row:

Grave:

Site 4634

Decoration:

Comments:

Lawrence Edwin "Larry" Swank was born on September 1, 1921. A West Pointer, Lary had joined OSS and served as a demolitions instructor at Area B before going over to Britain to become a Jed. As the commander of Team �Ephredrine,� Swank and two Frenchmen parachuted successfully into the Savoie department of southeastern France on the night of 12-13 August 1944. Subsequently in an accidental shooting by inexperienced maquis, Larry Swank was killed.

1Lt Swank died on August 15, 1944, and is now buried in the Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA.

Source of information: www.findagrave.com, www.nps.gov